Conversations With My Younger Self
12 July 2025
I met my younger self today.
Not for coffee, she isn’t allowed to go out.
Instead, I found her after school, uniform slightly rumpled, eyes darting with the quiet caution I remembered so well.
Is there any adult struggling to gain independence from their parents or that used to struggle?
Please I need to know that I am not alone. I am open to advice and tips 🥺
Is there any adult struggling to gain independence from their parents or that used to struggle?
Please I need to know that I am not alone. I am open to advice and tips 🥺
“Slept with a minor”
You can’t sleep with a minor!
A minor can’t give consent!
It’s rape! She was defiled! Use the right word here please 🙏🏽 he didn’t sleep with her, he defiled her, he raped her!
Ochanya would have been 20 years this year studying Medicine and Surgery to save lives but Winifred's Family deprived her that dream.
Their last born, Ihotu, same age with Ochanya is living that dream now.
This case was swept under the carpet in 2018 because Winifred's Father had taught some politicians' children and he used their influence to cover up the family's atrocities.
Don't ask me how I know this much. We are from the same state, the same local government.
Their village is just a stone-throw from my village. A small river separated the two villages.
The news is everywhere within the communities. The communities want justice too but they are helpless since they are not as influential as the Andrew's family.
As we keep protesting online, Mr. Andrew is also calling some notable politicians too.
If we relent, this case will still be swept under the carpet like it was in 2018.
If this case goes away without justice, do you know how many children of her age would go through the same process?
Injustice to one is injustice to all.
Yesterday, Ochanya was the victim of cruelty.
What about tomorrow? It could be you, it could be me, it could be our sisters, it could be our daughters.
Please add your voice.
Ochanya d!ed in a cruel manner. She deserves justice.
#JusticeforOchanya
You can’t “sleep with” a minor. Ochanya was defiled, not “knacked” or whatever crass term used. She was defiled by the people that were supposed to protest her!
Conversations With My Younger Self
12 July 2025
I met my younger self today.
Not for coffee, she isn’t allowed to go out.
Instead, I found her after school, uniform slightly rumpled, eyes darting with the quiet caution I remembered so well.
I hesitated. “…Not completely. Not yet. But we’ve learned that peace isn’t always about where you live it’s about who you’re becoming. And we are becoming stronger, softer, braver. One day at a time.”