CHILD DEFILEMENT – SOME HUMANS ARE DEMONS

It has become alarming the rate at which adults rape children including toddlers these days. Will there ever be any reason acceptable for this demonic act? It has become so rampant that journalists and bloggers get busy with horrible stories associated with it. Most men are really demons.

According to Vanguard Newspaper of August 23, 2017, one David Ajai, a 53 years old man called his neighbors’ 8 years old daughter into his room in the pretext of sending her on an errand, and there, defiled her.

Punch Newspaper on January 22, 2018 published the case of Michael Moyo of Zimbabwe, 83 years old grandfather who raped his 12 years old granddaughter. The most annoying thing is that he had the guts to give an ear-itching reason that it was not his fault, as his granddaughter begged for it.

Vanguard Newspaper reported on February 3, 2018 the case of 13-year-old girl who was raped by eight men including an Imam in Kaduna state.  According to the report, the victim is said to be five months pregnant with twins.

Pulse published on March 14, 2018 the case of an Imam in Uganda who sexually abused a 2 years old girl and damaged her private part. The report had it that Musa carried the child into his room and put her on his laps. Guess what was his annoying reason for defiling this toddler? His trouser zipper opened by itself as soon as he placed her on his laps – cock and bull story.

On March 16, 2018, Dailypost reported the case of Sani, a 50 years old man who raped his neighbor’s 3 years old daughter to death in Katsina State. It was reported that Sani lured the victim to a nearby uncompleted building, closed her mouth and raped her.

National Helm reported on March 24, 2018 the case of a man who caught a 36 years old man putting his hand inside the private part of his 6 months old daughter. The report had it that the baby’s father did not bother reporting the matter to the police but took laws into his own hands and cut off the leg of the 36 years old man.

There are other such incidents or even worse, without eye witnesses and which were not reported. The question now is: What is the punishment for this inhuman act? It is good that life imprisonment has been penned down as the punishment, but is it actually being implemented. In fact, Ideal Olive suggests in addition to life imprisonment, the cutting off of their penis because they are demons. This will teach others to resist that demon that tries to possess them.

Some researchers may have come up with psychological reasons for child defilement; one of which is the fact that this category of men who defile children may have been molested or were sexually abused when they were young, but is this really a good reason? We don’t think so; in fact it is no reason because much more women were sexually abused or defiled when they were young and they don’t go about raping and defiling little boys. Why are they not possessed by the same demon? We agree that this crime is also associated with women but it is  very rare compared to that of men.

This feature did not even cover the rape cases that happens every now and again, of which women are the victims. That one is another broad topic on its own. It is terrible.

Parents should please start from childhood to discipline and teach their sons manners. Moral lessons are not meant for women alone. They should make sure their sons also learn the proper manners so that they can grow with it. We were taught to teach our children the way they should go so that when they grow old, they will not depart from it. That is the right thing to do to stop this madness. Parents should also start early to take their children on sex education to enable them raise alarm whenever any beast is about to defile them. The fact that toddlers are also victims should compel parents to keep watch over their infants and make sure they don’t move away from their focus. What about defilement cases involving fathers, grandfathers and uncles we may ask? This is an eye opener for mothers to take up their cross. Mothers please be vigilant and let us save our children from demons.

Ideal Olive appeals to the judiciary and law enforcement agencies to make sure that this category of people does not go unpunished. In addition to life imprisonment, their penis should be cut off to serve as deterrent to others. It doesn’t matter who is involved, let the law take its course before it gets out of hand.

Written by Olive Chinyere Amajuoyi

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