This deeply distressing account was originally shared by Sandra Duru on Facebook. It highlights the harsh realities many women endure in silence — abuse, neglect, poverty, and trauma — with nowhere to turn.
According to the anonymous mother, her ordeal began in 2014 when she met the man who would later become her husband. Their relationship was peaceful at first, with no sign of violence. However, everything changed in 2016 the moment she told him she was pregnant.
She said her mother reached out to him to ask about his plans, but instead of happiness, he insisted she should remove the pregnancy. After several arguments, he reluctantly agreed that she could keep the baby. That decision became the beginning of years of suffering.
She moved in with him, hoping for a stable home, but daily life turned into constant beatings and emotional torture. Whenever she reported the abuse to her family, she says she was told to endure and pray for him to change.
When her delivery date came, she went into labour alone. Despite being informed that she had given birth to twin boys — David and Daniel — her husband did not show up at the hospital. She delivered in the morning, yet he never appeared until the next day. It was her mother who paid her medical bills and took her home.
But the real hardship, she says, began two days after her mother left. Hunger, abuse, and neglect became her daily reality. Her husband offered no support or affection for the children, who are now eight years old. She claims she became a beggar in her own compound just to survive.
Last December, she finally summoned the courage to leave. She saved small contributions sent by her family and rented a single room for ₦60,000. She soon found work at a restaurant earning ₦20,000 per month and managed to feed herself and her sons.
However, tragedy struck again.
Because she worked late and often returned home after 9pm, her landlady frequently watched the children until she arrived. One night on her way home, unknown men allegedly attacked and raped her. They covered their faces, and she had no way of identifying them.
She later discovered she had become pregnant from the assault but told no one. She recently gave birth to another baby boy.
In her words, she is overwhelmed, alone, afraid and unable to cope. In desperation, she says she is considering selling the newborn baby because she has no help and sees no other way out.
She is pleading for advice and support.
If You Are Reading This…
This woman’s story reflects a reality lived by many who feel trapped, unheard and unsupported. Selling a child is illegal and dangerous, but her cry is not about crime — it is about survival.
She needs:
Immediate psychological support
Safe shelter
Legal guidance
Financial and welfare assistance
Protection for her children
No one should ever have to choose between poverty and their child.
If you are capable of helping — emotionally, financially or through professional support — please reach out. Lives depend on it.
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