In Ajangbadi, a suburb of
Lagos, a married woman seeking solution to her barrenness was sexually abused
by a traditional medical practitioner whom she visited for treatment.
For the hapless woman, it
was a case of rubbing salt to injury as she stood before people to make these
ugly revelations inside the courtroom of Ojo Magistrate Court.
Frequently relapsing to a
“had I known” lamentation, the victim, Anambra State-born Ngozi, in an
emotion-laden voice recalled her shameful encounter with the randy doctor...
According to her, after
seeking the consent of her husband, she set out on that fateful day to seek a
lasting solution to her predicament. She was determined to find a means to
conceive again following a six-year break since she had her daughter.
Her determination led her to
the doorstep of Dr. Emeka Oladibe, owner of Divine Health Centre, Akoje Street,
Ajangbadi. After explaining her problem, she was advised to run a test to
ascertain the cause of the delay in her conception.
The test result was out in
24hrs, revealed that the 27-year-old woman was infected with staphylococcus.
Subsequently, she had to go back the following day to get herbal drugs for the
treatment of the infections.
From that stage, Dr. Oladibe
began to play hanky panky. He told her one of the drugs she must take has to be
mixed with sperm before applying it to her private part.
Ngozi recalled the shameful
incident. Her words: “When I got there the following day, the doctor was full
of assurance. He even prayed for me. With that I gave him my trust. He showed
me the result of the test I did earlier. He claimed, I had staphylococcus and
it has really eaten deep into my reproductive system. I broke into tears.
"He told me the drugs
he would give to me will be used through my private part. I was shocked on
hearing that. I wondered why I have to insert something into my vagina. He then
told me that the herbs will be mixed with sperm.
"After his explanations,
I bought the idea and hoped to allow my husband do that for me during our
privacy. We were still discussing about the usage of other drugs when I became
dizzy and slept off. That was the only thing I remembered.
Later at about 3p.m. that
same day I woke up still in that counseling room. I touched my private part and
noticed some whitish fluid that looks like sperm inside. I confronted him
immediately; he simply told me that my problems are over, that I should be
grateful to God that directed me to his place.”
Unable to bear the
humiliations, she went home and reported every detail of her experience to her
husband. Her infuriated husband stormed the clinic and dragged the alleged
rapist to the police station.
When the accused was
summoned to refute or affirm the heaps of allegations leveled against him, he
brought a twist to the case. The 40-year-old man and father of three denied
ever having sexual intercourse with the married woman.
In his defense, he came up
with a totally different story. His words:
“Well I can’t deny that Mrs.
Ngozi did not come to me for treatment, before she came to me for treatment she
has been my girlfriend for three years even before and after she got married to
her husband.
"We have been
neighbours for years and that is when our friendship started. After her
marriage, she left with her husband to the other side of the street.
"Few years later,
before her traditional marriage she came to me and said her husband is
threatening to quit the union if she doesn’t get pregnant for him before the
traditional marriage. She actually begged me to sleep with her but I refused
because she was already engaged to somebody.
"Few days ago, she came
to me again but this time she came to me for treatment. She confided in me that
she was ready to do anything to secure her marriage which is in jeopardy. I
told her there are drugs that I can give her to help fight the staphylococcus
in her.
"I didn’t touch her for
one minute. I have a wife and three lovely children, so why would I do that to
my patient. My father that I served under did not teach me to sleep with other
people’s wives let alone sleep with my patient.”
The magistrate got confused
after hearing Dr. Oladibe's claims. The case has been adjourned.
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