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Nnenna broke into uncontrollable sobs as the doctor placed the baby in her arms. She gripped her husband’s arm tightly while he stood by her side beaming with pride; his second child had finally arrived.
“She won’t forgive us” Nnenna cried “How can we do this?”
“What do you mean?” Cheta asked confused
“With all that has happened Cheta, how can we justify bringing another child into this world?”
Cheta looked into her eyes and felt her pain. He suddenly realized the mistake he had made. He remembered the children that had suffered, the children that had died, the children that no one cared about…,
Tears rolled down his cheeks.
He remembered the bill.
This bill…
“The Senate on Wednesday passed the Sexual Offences Bill, 2015 which prescribes life imprisonment for rapists and those who have sexual intercourse with children under 11 years”
Why 11?!
What happens to children under 16? Who will fight for them?
And these murders…
“Over 20 Travelling UNN Students Die In Car Accident”

“69 Killed in Tanker Explosion in Nigeria”
We have become so individualistic and emotionally dead that we neglect to recognize the depth of a lost child when we are not directly affected.
In recent times, there have been a number of tanker “accidents” and nobody is questioning or investigating these murders.
Fuel scarcity, fuel hike and all of a sudden series of tanker explosions.
Is it OK for marketers to put tankers on the road with the awareness that the vehicles are not road worthy?
Where is our road safety when you need them most?
Let me guess…
Questioning the road worthiness of new vehicles and expensive cars that can produce huge fines.
To a mother who loses a child, one is more than a thousand. So think of this, for every death there is someone out there who feels the pain of a thousand deaths.
Don’t say nothing can be done. Something CAN be done. Someone IS responsible. Such “accidents” CAN and SHOULD be avoided.
If these deaths are not investigated, if the people responsible are not punished….
Then the government and the people are saying it is okay to put the lives of millions of people at risk and it is definitely okay to kill people in cold blood.
If this bill is not modified, then the government and the people are saying it is okay to molest 12, 13, 14, and 15 year old children.
Tell me, why won’t a mother bring her child into NIGERIA with tears in her eyes?
May the souls of the departed rest in peace.

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Ameb!