A woman in Lagos, Patience Isua, has lost custody of her three-year-old twin boys for videoing them while making love.
Isua proceeded and sent the video to the twins father, his estranged partner, Emmanuel Ikanta, who took the clip to the police.
In turn, the Police Commissioner Imohimi Edgal and some officials of the Ministry of Women Affairs stormed Isua’s residence at 2, Olugbemiga Ladipo, Ado in Ajah, Lagos, on Tuesday night, and took the children from her, entrusting them to the Child Protection Unit of the ministry.
“Having discussed it with experts and also officials from the Ministry of Youth and Social Development, we are of the opinion that there is need to find out more as to what is going on regarding the welfare of the children. As such, we are also of the opinion that we cannot entrust these children to your care for now, until we understand exactly what is going on.
“We would entrust the children to the ministry. That is why they are here. They have shelters that are approved by the government and these shelters are purposely built for purposes such as this to ensure that children are protected by the state when the need arises.
“There is going to be a joint investigation between the police gender unit and the ministry. We want to be sure that nobody is abusing these children. We want to know where they picked up this kind of elaborate homosexual act.
“Anyone who sees this would be worried especially because of the tenderness of the children. They are too young.
“We cannot entrust them to any of you. We intend to take this matter to a law court to determine the suitability of both of you for parenthood,” Edgal said while parading the couple.
Defending herself, Isua claimed the twins’ father was to blame for their vile act, an allegation he discountenanced.
“We have been living apart since last year that he took me to a human rights organisation. It was agreed that he should have 12 hours with the kids at weekends but he did not stick to the agreement. Sometimes, he took them with him for many days and when they came back, they usually exhibited strange behaviours.
“I am aware that he lives with an older woman. So, he takes them there and whenever they are there, I get worried because I do not know what my children are going through in the hands of the woman.
“Somebody trained my boys to practice such devilish act. This is an abuse. I do not know who trained them to be like this. Before I saw them and videoed it, I had told their father that whenever they came back from his house they usually complained of pain.
“There were signs before it got to this stage. I don’t know where he takes them to and what they are fed. Most times they come back stooling blood or complaining of pains in their anus. I called his attention to it but he didn’t listen. This is what has been killing me silently,” she narrated.
