See father who abandoned his children for 8 years
The father who abandoned his three kids in a boarding school, Solid Rock Model College in Abule-Iroko, Ogun State, for eight years, Mr Segun Adepegba,
has finally come out to state his reasons for taking the action her
took and why he had to leave his children in the hands of strangers for
so long.
The distraught Adepegba who responded to the story carried by Punch Newspaper, said hardship and his inability to take care of the kids after their mother left him, led to his abandoning the three children and promised to visit the school and pick up his responsibilities.
In a telephone interview with the paper, Adepegba recounted his ordeal, stating that life has been tough for him and he had no job or house for him to give the children the parental love they needed at the time.
The distraught Adepegba who responded to the story carried by Punch Newspaper, said hardship and his inability to take care of the kids after their mother left him, led to his abandoning the three children and promised to visit the school and pick up his responsibilities.
In a telephone interview with the paper, Adepegba recounted his ordeal, stating that life has been tough for him and he had no job or house for him to give the children the parental love they needed at the time.
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 since the bills were accumulating and I
could not offset them. 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.
The last time I
saw my wife 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.
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