married woman seeking solution to her
barrenness was sexually abused by a
trado-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 24 hours later, 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, 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 v**ina. 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 3 p.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. It was an infuriated husband who
stormed the clinic and dragged the alleged
defiler 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
s*xual intercourse with the plaintiff.
In his defense, he came up with a totally
different story. His words: "Well I can't not 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."
After hearing the two versions of the incident,
the jury ordered that Emeka Oladibe should be
reprimanded in Kirikiri Prisons until the
outcome of the case.
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