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Excepts From The Unseen Terrorist 
An exposé Published by Author House UK. 

As entertainment and hospitality business becomes completely sexualized and the quest for cloud nine via narcotics continues to  land promising young men and women on ground zero, it has become imperative to share these real life stories of young people whose destinies were short circuited by a terrorist we have refused to recognise !


HUNTING FOR PEDOPHILES

 Mrs. Winifred left for the shopping mall, beaming with smiles, the mall had just taken delivery of new stocks, and among them was an Italian leather handbag she had coveted for a long time. She had been saving for long in the hope of buying the high quality handbag to match her new status as an assistant manager at a drug manufacturing firm. Upon receiving the news of the new arrivals from a friend, she dashed to the nearest automated teller machine to make withdrawals and hastily boarded a taxi heading for the mall. Her joy knew no bounds as she picked the bag, strolling majestically towards the counter where she paid for the bag and joyfully headed home to share the news with her husband who was on a weeklong sick leave. As she opened the door, the sight of her husband sexually abusing their one year old daughter was more than she could take, she suddenly collapsed on the floor smashing her head on a glass stool as she made her way down. Rushed to a nearby hospital, she was resuscitated but waking up to the reality that she has been married to a beast for ten years. Over the years, as I recall these episodes, my heart bleeds. As a guide who works closely with children and young people it grieves my heart to see the pain our society continues to inflict on the vulnerable and defenceless. The media is flooded with horrific stories and images of the continuous violation and molestation of our children from fathers who destroy their babies to randy Priests who defile the temple, our environment is completely ensnared

The media itself is not left out of this onslaught against our children. The increased sexualization and eroticalization of our kids by the media has been identified as a major contributing factor to the way girls view sexuality. The promotion of appearance and physical attractiveness as key values by the media has also been implicated as one of the leading cause of eating disorders, depression and low self esteem among young people. To the few who survived these brutal onslaught, the scars as well as the emotional and psychological trauma remain and continue to torment them destroying their self esteem, and changing their view and perception of society as they journey through life. It is therefore imperative to canvass for legislations that are stiff enough to serve as a nightmare for pedophiles and would be child molesters. According to the FBI, 61 percent of rape victims are under 18 and 29 percent are younger than 11 yet only 1 out of every 10 child sexual abuse is reported to law enforcement agents. The lack of stringent laws and the inefficient prosecution of perpetrators have made it increasingly difficult for victims and their families to get the justice they deserve. In the absence of a global tracking system to effectively track pedophiles and checkmate their activities, the door will continue to remain open to these group of people who sneak into Facebook, connect with us on Twitter and show the world how they violated and infected our children on YouTube.



Excerpt 2:     THE EVIL CLAN

 When lab results showed that Emeka was infected with the HIV virus, members of his immediate family strategized on how to take care of him. After series of meetings and consultations, they came to the “brilliant” conclusion that keeping the information secret was in the best interest of the clan. Secondly, they decided to find a suitable bride, who would take care of him when he becomes weaker and unable to do most things by himself, since the demand of their business will not permit them to do so. Ezinne, the daughter of Mazi Ikenna, a poor farmer from the neighboring village of Ogbeotu was picked for the assignment. Unknown to Ezinne and members of her family, they were being lured into a scheme that would have lethal consequences. Several months after the wedding, Emeka began to show physical signs of the disease and was admitted for few weeks at a local hospital. Ezinne who was already seven months pregnant by this time was always at his bed side taking care of his needs to the “delight” of his family members. As his health deteriorated, Ezinne had to virtually do everything for her husband as he could neither speak nor stand without support. He eventually died on the 5th of September exactly 18 months after the wedding and was hastily buried by his family. Two months later when Ezinne his wife put to bed, none of her husband’s relatives showed up to rejoice with her on the birth of her daughter. As the widow settled down to raise her daughter, her husband’s relatives sold the only house her husband left and shared the money among themselves leaving her and her little child with no shelter.

Forced to relocate to her father’s house, Ezinne, whose health was already failing struggled to take care of her daughter who was also HIV positive. With frequent hospital visits and mounting medical bills draining the family’s finances, her father started asking questions. He was later to discover the grand set up that transformed Ezinne his daughter into a guinea pig for Emeka’s family. However, being financially handicapped to seek judicial redress, he sold as much farm produce as he could to pay the medical bills of his daughter’s and her child. As Ezinne narrated her ordeal to me on her hospital bed, tears rolled down her eyes as she clutched a picture of her dead child to her chest. As I left her ward that evening, I wondered how many innocent young brides would have to die before the authorities take action.

Quote: When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible but in the end they will always fall. Think of it—always —Mahatma Gandhi



 
© Oche Otorkpa


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