A 13-year-old Ghanaian student, Atweeh(not real name), has dropped out of school after her neighbour raped and impregnated her in the Bidima community in the West Gonja District of Ghana's Northern Region.
Brilliant 13-yr-old student impregnated by rapist, drops out of school in ‘jinxed’ community
A 13-year-old Ghanaian student, Atweeh (not real name), has dropped out of school after her neighbour raped and impregnated her in the Bidima community in the West Gonja District of Ghana's Northern Region.
Teenage pregnancy
Reports say she was the most brilliant student in her class at Bidima DA Primary School, and planned to become a nurse.
According to Atweeh's teacher who was quoted by Ghana online news platform, YEN, the neighbour who raped her used to give her private before the incident.
“The guy used to help them at night with lessons so he called her to his room and then when she entered he locked the door and had sex with her," the teacher said.
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"She could not tell her parents because the guy threatened that if she did; she would hurt her.
"He further on threatened to cast a spell on her so she will follow him like a dog."
Punishing The Victim
And when the parents discovered the pregnancy, they withdrew her from her studies, dashing her hopes.
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"When she finally had the courage to tell her parents; the father decided that she shouldn’t further her education again,” the teacher revealed.
The alleged rapist however said he has plans to marry her in the future.
“I didn’t do it with intention of denying her someday because I have decided to choose her as my future wife,” he reportedly said.
Jinx At Work?
Atweeh's tragedy is a community problem.
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gathered that cases of female students dropping out of school due to pregnancy is a common occurrence in Bidima and Atweeh was set to be the first female in the community to complete Senior High School.
She is on record as the fourth girl to drop out of the same school in 2015.
Taken in the superstitious African context, one would assume that the community is under a jinx.
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