Teenage Maid Allegedly Raped, Impregnated & Fired By Lebanese Boss Welcomes Baby Girl

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Remember Rhoda, the 17-year-old housemaid who alleged her Lebanese boss, Hassan Ali Husseini, fired her after raping and impregnating her? Read here. When the story went viral, the man, a chef at a popular Lagos hotel, had denied the rape allegation, claiming it was consensual and he would only acknowledge the baby if a DNA test confirmed Rhoda’s claim.

Well, it appears poor Rhoda may be vindicated eventually as a source told Punch she has welcomed a baby girl said to have striking resemblance to her embattled boss.

Rhoda, who is in custody of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, reportedly welcomed the baby girl in a hospital at the Police College, Ikeja.

NAPTIP Zonal Commander, Mr. Joseph Famakin who was contacted about what next now that Rhoda has delivered her baby said the case was awaiting the advice of the agency’s legal department.

“It is clear it is not a case of trafficking. But the girl’s brother, who brought her to the Lebanese man is in the best position to clarify what the arrangement was. But he has so far stayed in hiding.

The Lebanese man too has taken responsibility for the child and the mother even though the mother and child are still in our custody. Until a DNA test is conducted, we would not be able to say with 100 per cent certainty that he is the father.

The man has so far adhered to his bail condition and has always appeared when we need him. In any case, if our legal advisers say we should transfer the case to the police to for the investigation of the rape allegation, we will do so,” the NAPTIP boss said.
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Meanwhile, the Nigerian Immigration Service has also shown interest in the case and set to investigation the status of Husseini’s stay in Nigeria.

Zonal Coordinator, Nigerian Immigration Service, Zone A, Ikeja, ACG Musa Maza said,

“The Nigerian Immigration Service is wholly committed to ensuring that justice is done in this case. When we arrested him, we had to look at the exigency of the situation on ground; life is involved. This is a young innocent girl allegedly impregnated by the Lebanese and she needed care and attention. We quickly had to do the needful by sending her to NAPTIP. It is when NAPTIP hands the man back to us that we will continue with our investigation to determine his immigration status in the country.”

Husseini had allegedly claimed his passport was with the Lebanese Embassy when Immigration officials asked for his passport.