Runaway Teenage Girl Explains Why She Fled
A runaway teenage girl, Taiwo Olakunle, who was believed to be hiding at a lover’s place, resurfaced last week Thursday at her family church on Taju Bello Street, Oke Aro Road in the Iju area of Lagos.
Olakunle, 18, had fled home since Wednesday, November 12, 2014.
Until her disappearance, she was staying with her guardians on Adeosun Street, Balogun Bus Stop, Iju.
Punch learnt that Olakunle came back to her church area the following day after she was reported missing, and requested to see her grandmother, who also lived in the area.
It was gathered that officers from the Iju Police Division, who learnt of her appearance, moved to the place and took her away to the station for questioning.
Olakunle told the police on Friday in her statement that she fled from home to stay with a lover in the Alagbado area.
She said she fled from the area because she was worried that her suspected assaulters were charged to court by the police, which she did not think was a good step. She added that she was worried about her safety.
She said, “Those guys who beat me up were truly arrested by the police, and they were asked to get me treated. I did not know they would be charged to court for it. When I learnt that they were charged to court, I was troubled. I then decided to leave the area and run to a lover’s house. The statement the police took from me was perhaps doctored to make the men’s offence seem bigger. I did not expect they would be taken to court.”
Speaking with PUNCH Metro, the husband of Olakunle’s aunt, Ibrahim Lawal, said the family was glad to have the girl back.
He said, “My wife and I had suffered. It got to a point that people said we had used the girl for rituals. We are glad that she was back.”
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Kenneth Nwosu, confirmed that the runaway girl had been seen.
He said, “Olakunle is at the Iju Police Division. She had been hiding at a boyfriend’s place. There are further enquiries going on. She will be thereafter reunited with her guardians.”
Our correspondent learnt on Sunday that Olakunle had left the police division, and she was now at her grandmother’s place near the family church in Iju Ishaga.
Source: Punch
Running away and then going to hide at a boyfriend’s place @ age 18 Hmmmmmm. What happened to churches? Or other relatives house? Some teenage girls sha Nawao
Hnmmmm… Dunno wht else to say oo.
Hmmmm
Hmm, at least she came back
A teenager runs away to a lovers house? Okay oooo. Hope she didn’t bring home unwanted pregnancy to her folks sha.
Na wa oo what is this world turning into
atleast she’s not dead.
Happy for d guardians @ least they can nw rest bt won’t b surprise dat d runaway teenage girl is preg. Double wahala for d guardians.
Hmmmm why boy friends house??? Teenagers eh
thank God she is a life thank God she is fine….
She didn’t see any where else 2 run to except her boy friend’s house hmmmmm thank God she came back home.
Her way is not even clean.but thank God she has put her gaurdiance mind to rest
she ran away to her lovers house ?She didn’t see any where else 2 run to?
where is the lover? she and her lover is to be charged to court for letting her gurdains getting bps
Dats foolishness but thank God she’s alive
Thank God she’s alive and well. At least her guardian can rest too. Teenagers sha
Don’t understand clearly who are the assaulters she ran away from to the boyfriend’s place? Anyways let them check her HIV status& do a PT on her ds one she just resurfaced. There must b a problem that brought her back
running from who? no comment joor ‛cos these children of now a days they can wrap you in a foil and sell you
Nawa o wat a place 2 run 2 for safety
Hmmmnnnn!
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