Bar. Adata Bio-Briggs, the Chairperson of the International Federation of Women Lawyers, FIDA, Rivers State branch, has told the touching story of a young mother.
She shared the story of the 21-year-old mother, who lost her job as a bar girl in a hotel after her lover and co-worker absconded after he impregnated her.Â
“Today I met an innocent looking girl, I actually thought she was 15years old with a new born baby, she was looking pale, hungry and confused,” she wrote in a Facebook post on Saturday, January 20, 2024.
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“I asked her story, she’s 21, she was a bar girl, got pregnant for the love of her life a fellow hotel worker who has now absconded, her boss chased her away and her mother told her not to come to her, that the man responsible must take charge.
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“Her mother is with her new family, she doesn’t know her father, it’s a cycle repeating itself.
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“My heart aches and I want her story to change.
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“I asked her what she can do and she said she could sell if she was given money to start.
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“I gave her some money and asked her to come back on Tuesday to see what we can do for her to start something.“
