Some days back I posted a story about Children Abandoned in a Boarding school for 8years (
Here). And now the father of the kids has this to say about abandoning his kids for 8years.
Adepegba’s children-Seun, 14, Titilola 13, and Seyi, 10, had been
abandoned since 2007 at Solid Rock Model College in Abule-Iroko, Ogun
State and all efforts by the school to reach the dad failed Mr Segun
Adepegba, the father of the three children reached out to
Punch via a telephone interview and explained why he did it He has this to say...
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"In 2007, my wife and I had a misunderstanding and she told me she was
leaving me. I was frustrated and the children were little. Seyi, the
youngest was just two years while Titilola was just five.
There was no way I could give them motherly care. I had no job. As a
man, I needed someone to help me take care of them and that was why my
sister suggested that we enrol them in a boarding school.”...
“I feared that if I suddenly appeared at the school, the proprietor
would get the police to arrest me. I really appreciate the proprietor of
Solid Rock Model College, for coming to my rescue and accepting the
responsibility to help me take care of my children. The truth is this:
I was pushed to the wall. I didn’t want my children to be beggars on
the street.
“All these years, I have been jobless. I had no house to live in. I was
putting up with someone. I just rented a one-room apartment and just got
a job. I am not a wicked father. I really miss them but I am gradually
overcoming the challenges I have been facing. I did not abandon them in
that sense. I can assure you that before the week runs out, I will visit
them.”
Asked whether his wife had called him about how the children were doing,
Adepegba said since she left him in 2007, he had not heard from her.
“The last time we saw each other was probably in 2007 when she left me. I
have been trying to reach her but my search has not been fruitful. I
heard that she is somewhere in the northern part of the country,”
However, the school proprietor said that the school authorities had no
intention of getting Adepegba arrested for his debt .He said he reported
the matter to the Ogun State Police Command because he was fed up.He
said,
“I have nothing against Mr Adepegba and I understand his plight. My
grievance was that he kept on rejecting my calls and abandoned his
children. How could he as a father leave his children for this long? It
is not a good thing.”
Our correspondent learnt that the news of their father’s return had
lifted the heart of the children. The children were all smiles when they
were told that their father had promised to return before the end of
the week.
Seun, the eldest of the trio said,
“I am very happy that daddy has promised to come back. It means I would not have to spend my holidays in the school again.”
Titilola added,
“I hope this is not another promise that will fail. I am really looking
forward to seeing him because it will make me very happy.”
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Father Of Abandoned Children In A Boarding School Finally Speaks
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