“It all started in the year 2016 at Port Harcourt, where I was living with my elder sister.

I had this friend of mine who after meeting with him I got pregnant for him but he denied me and the pregnancy.

Because I was naive, frustrated and scared of loosing my life in the process of abortion, so i decided  to keep the pregnancy and not to abort it.

I started thinking of positive ways to survive with my pregnancy since it is clear to me that i am now left all alone to take care of the pregnancy.

I related my plight to my elder sister whom i was staying with and she suggested that i should go to Mbano since she is married there, just to be there until I put to bed.

I couldn’t go back to my hometown to stay with my dad because he won’t accept me. So I bought the idea of staying with her mother inlaw.

By December 2016 the pregnancy was almost 5 months gone.

With the help of my Pastor then and his family who where travelling to Umuahia. we left PH on the 26th of December that same year. Immediately we got to Umuahia, i waited for them to go before heading to mbano because I dare not go to my father’s house with my pregnancy.

Getting to Mbano, I went to my sister in-law’s house as suggested by my sister, after staying there for few days, my sisters mother inlaw started saying that people are spreading a rumor on how her son is marrying two sisters.

This started making my stay in her house so unbearable, In other way round I should look for where else to stay.

After some little misunderstanding, she came to a conclusion that they have to marry me out to any elderly married man in there village.

Reason, being that I needed someone to take care of me and my pregnancy.

That was how she came across one Mr. Kenneth Uche, who happened to be married for years without any issue.

When the arrangement of getting married to me was going on, the man’s wife refused.
She said, “i would rather adopt your babies after birth”. 
Meaning that she would pay me off and take my babies.

By this, I refused also. Reason being that I cannot go through all this sufferings and give my children out because of money

Another war started again,
though the man’s family was in support of him getting married to me, Out of frustration I accepted getting  married to him.

On 16th January, we went to see my dad, we did not go with anything not even a cup of wine. We just went there for them to tell my dad that am in their custody.

My dad told them to leave me were I was which is my in-law’s house but due to my absence during their discussion with my dad, they ignored what my dad said and took me  straight to Dioka Nzerem in mbano Imo state, their own house

Few days after, the man and his wife left for Lagos because that is where they base.

I was left in the village at their house under the care of his family members.

But before they left, he gave me a sum of #15000 to hold onto till he comes back by March.
That’s how I managed 15k from January till March.
If not for his family members probably I could have died before he came back by March 17th as he promised.

When he came back by March 17th, he gave me the sum of #20,000 and that was all he did.

The total money i received from him was 37,000 naira, He never visited nor sent any other money till I gave birth on May 30th 2017.

God blessed me with twins, two male children.

After my delivery, He came back one week after and of course he paid the hospital bill and I was discharged, Two weeks after he’s arrival, he started planning on how to go back to Lagos saying that I will go with him.

Initially, we agreed that I won’t stay in the same house with his wife but all of a sudden he changed his mind that we all are going to stay in the same house.

Meanwhile, his wife kept calling and threatening me never to step my foot in her house, At this point, I became confused and decided to  call my dad.

I told him that I don’t want to marry again and besides they haven’t paid my dowry and he refused to stick to the initial agreement.

At this point, I was surprised to see the other side of the man I wanted to marry.

He then stopped people from visiting me, even when I told him that my sister is coming to stay with me he refused, He said that he don’t want to see any of my family members in his house.

He went as far as hiding my phone which only him knew where he kept it till now.

After my delivery, they went to see my dad without my consent.
Few days later my dad came to see me.

After he left, it was as if they poured fuel in an already burning fire, the abuse, the s£xual harassment and every other thing I endured.

When the pressure of forcefully taking me to Lagos was much, I found a means reaching my dad because he has ceased my phone.

After talking with my dad he warned me not to go to Lagos with Kenneth because is like he has an undefined motive.

All these happened within the space of June and July.

Finally on the 29th of July my dad visited but this time he came with a witness.

My dad simply told them that since they have not paid my bride price that he cannot leave I and my babies alone here in the village.
They should allow him to take us home where we will be properly taking care of, Whenever they are ready to marry me properly, they will be welcomed.

But they refused, saying that they will not allow me go with their boys, Calling my children their own because they are the ones that took care of me when I was pregnant.

All my dad said that day fell on a deaf ear.

Finally, I told my dad that if he leaves us  here and go, anything that happens to us he will bear the consequences.

Seeing my present condition with what I said, he ask me to carry my children and go with him.

Immediately all the women rushed me and started dragging my babies with me, because the man mobilised some women.

One of my boys at the point of dragging nearly fell, a two months old baby.

So my dad said I should leave them and let’s go because they have started threatening us already, They asked us to leave and never to return if not we will be killed.

I left the babies of two months old with pain and tears in my eyes.

Not even that I sold them.
Not even that they where married to me.
They never did.

That was how I lost my twin babies, two boys.

I have been in a state pain all through this year’s.

After I left, with the help of my friends over there, I heard that they took my boys to the motherless babies home.
While some said they took them to Lagos but I later called the Mr. Kenneth he told me that my children are with him at Lagos.

I have tried reporting the case to FIDA in Potharcurt, who invited him to their office but he refused honoring their invitation.
They tried their best but due to the incident didn’t happen there, it was difficult for them to carry on the case.

Since then, I have been crying and praying to God to help through any good Samaritan to bring back my lovely twins sons.

My children will be 7yrs this year.
And they are with them at Lagos.

I have tried my best, but couldn’t.

I don’t have money to pick up the case again
Please i need help to get my children back.
— She Said