PLS HELP!!! 23-Year-Old Physically Challenged Girl Allegedly Victimized By Her Parents Because Of Her Condition.
Florence Umukoro, a physically challenged girl, has accused her parents of maltreating after she became deaf and dumb.
Florence lives in Ajah area of Lagos State with her parents.
It was gathered that after Florence’s condition was discovered in 2011, her life took a different turn as her parents and pastors said she was possessed by a demon.
The 23- year- old alleged that instead of seeking medical intervention, her parents took her to various churches for deliverance and stopped sponsoring her education.
This was communicated to our correspondent through WhatsApp.
She said, ” I have been hoping my life will change for the better, but things keep getting worse as time goes by. My family and relatives have disowned me; nobody cares about me. My parents have been helping my siblings with their schooling, but they have left me out of the picture.
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” I have been labeled ‘ possessed by a demon and it is breaking my heart. On April 27, 2021, my younger sister said I should prepare for a church programme that I would be attending with our mother, Mary, but I declined.
” Suddenly, my parents and older brother, Emmanuel, forcefully dragged me to a blue garment church owned by a prophetess. The prophetess told them to chain my hands and legs to prevent me from leaving.
” Then, they had their driver shave me and ordered my mother to bathe me. I pleaded for compassion and respect for my privacy, all to no avail. The prophetess stood behind me with a stick and threatened to beat me up if I revolted.
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” Mother complied with her call to strip me naked. I felt so wounded in my spirit as they stripped me of my dignity. I got reduced to an animal as I was kept in chains from Wednesday, April 28, to Saturday, May 1, 2021. “
Florence disclosed that all efforts to help herself proved futile, adding that she was contemplating suicide due to the ” neglect and the inhumane conditions” her parents and pastors subjected her to.
She added, ” They violated my rights and also spied on my life, thus making me feel like a symbol of evil; I’ m heartbroken. I can’t go on this way anymore. I will do whatever it takes to free myself, even if it means committing suicide to end my pains.
” These seemingly unending years of religious and domestic persecution must end. Everything started when pastors told them that my hearing loss was spiritual. A relative, including other clerics, also said I was demonised.
” I opened up about my hearing issue in 2011 and they often beat and forcefully dragged me to deliverance programmes. They (parents) send my siblings to high school and university, but I am always sitting at home, doing nothing.
” I am telling others about my problem because I can’t cope with the stigma anymore. I’m slowly getting out of the public eye as the humiliation and trauma become unbearable.
” All I need is for someone to help me get treatment for my health so that I can find a job and leave this situation behind, rather than getting left behind while my siblings move on. “
John, Florence’s father, when contacted, said his daughter was under a spiritual attack.
He said, ” If she says I am not taking care of her, maybe that is how she takes it. Actually, I am caring for her, but this thing is spiritual because she was not given birth to with that condition. It came suddenly and I believe it is a spiritual problem.
” Her mother took her to the General Hospital on the Island and they prescribed different drugs for her to be taking and after she finished taking the drugs, she should return for further examination. But when we got home, she threw away the medicine.
” Her behaviour became unbearable and I knew that it was not ordinary, so we resorted to spiritual prayers. We have been seeking spiritual help for over eight years. Anytime we seek help, she will run away. Immediately she sees a man of God, she will run away.
” I said she is experiencing a spiritual attack, and not that she is a demon. But when she threw away her medicine, do you expect me to take her back to the same hospital? A hearing aid is what I am trying to get for her. “
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