To many it was a gory story, and to a whole lot of others it is a case of
intriguing puzzle. Who solves the riddle of this nerve-wrecking and
gruesome story- No track, No lead, No witness, as two lonely kids were found dead in their mom’s giant deep freezer.
A great amount of
folks out there haven't heard this horrible story of how a mom
locked up her 2 little kids, Harrison 7 and Favour 5, both pupils of
Community Day Care/Primary School, Agbor in Delta State. Oblivious of tragedy, this mom came back to meet a shocker: bodies of her children
stocked up in her deep freezer, and her room floor painted with her own children’s
blood. How tragic!
A trusted source (Vanguard Newspapers) had
gathered on May 9, 2011 that the victims’ mother had allegedly locked up them up in her one-bedroom apartment and went to the market only to
return to find the kids stone dead in her freezer. The woman who is a single parent said she suspects a foul play, noting that blood was found trickling from both the mouth and nose of the children.
According to her "when I returned from the slaughter, I went straight
to where I kept the key to the house but to my surprise, the key was nowhere
to be found".
State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Charles Muka
told Vanguard, Sunday that the police are investigating the matter and so far no arrest
has been made; the woman in question locked her kids inside (her apartment) and took
the keys away" said Charles Muka.
It is certain that the tragedy will be engraved
in the mind of this woman, her relatives and concerned Nigerians who have been savouring the bitter taste of
the news since its occurrence. Yes! One will ask this probing question;
why on earth would a mom leave these two little kids at home alone? A
whooping amount of people have asked questions over and over again and
its not far from the frames of a rhetorical inquiry. Sadly, nobody is
giving a succinct detail. It is quite painful that this single mom had
left her two healthy kids alone without care, supervision nor help.
Perhaps, it was a routine- an everyday practice. Ironically, some person
will call it fate or nemesis that has caught up with her. But again, you
cannot summarily submit that it was intentional. Even though some would rather remain silent in matters like this. The truth is that it was very wrong of this woman or any mother for that matter to have left her kids all alone to the hands of rebouncing echoes of their own voices
in the house. Apparently this kids probably would have wailed,
muffled or whimpered for help in their few last minutes. How
excruciating! How distressing!
It's time moms became more conscientiously involved with their family. Children and their welfare are our primary responsibility. The manner at which we moms neglect our children in
pursuit of other stuffs like ambition and career MUST be
trimmed. We should be able to balance the two. What makes you a
mom is your ability to give care and love to your kids irrespective of
circumstances and boundaries. It is quite unfortunate that in this part
of the world and other places in Africa, moms are trying hard to juggle between making a living and catering for the family. The economic situation has contributed in making more moms delve into a whole lot of
things in order to make sure that the family bread is sustained. Realistically, this is one of
the reasons things like this happen. But we believe that the reason you are a moms is
nothing far-fetched from taking full responsibility of your kids, being
around to nurture them as well as foster maximum care and support in
all they do. Understanding why your kids do what they do and how you can proffer solutions
to ills emanating from juvenile delinquency, youthful
exuberance and so on is a crucial criteria that makes you a mom.
A super mom is
that mom that is able to balance work, family and her
inter-personal relationships. Even as she does other
stuffs, she still spends quality time with her family. A real
mom is nothing other than an emotional cover and pavilion her children
have; deprive your child that closeness and motherly care and support,
then be sure to entertain a myriad of distressing happenings and
occurrences like the said mom who initiated the writing of this story.
Moms should not be out of sight leaving little kids in the hands of
fate to decide their premature destiny. A working mom is expected to
have a qualified nanny in the home to take care of kids while she is away
pursuing career, business, or meeting her other needs. It is advisable to
have your kids watched over by trusted neighbors, friends or relatives
instead of leaving them all alone. Leaving your kids to themselves is no
option at all.
Agreeably, the single event
of this mother of two is believed to have left indelible marks on the
minds of moms all over Nigeria. This is a clarion call
to all moms to stand up to their responsibility as mothers and firsthand caretakers of the priceless gifts of children. Literarily, the
case of this mom whose kids were marred has seemingly presented itself
as a tearful case study. Moms out there who are wise and would not want
to be blamed or weep almost forever would quickly imbibe the ‘little’
advise given here and use it as a guide. We do hope that a tragic happening of this sort does not happen
again. Moms please take heed.
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