Nigeria Abroad
A Liberian diplomat, Nat Bayjay, has lamented the treatment meted to his seven-year-old daughter who was ‘sexually abused’ by two underaged Liberian brothers at the country’s embassy in Abuja.
Mr Bayjay is the minister counsellor for press and public affairs at the Liberia Embassy, Abuja.
“My biggest disappointment on this issue is that the Liberian government has refused to take responsibility for the girl’s ailing health despite informing them several times. It is unfair that the family of the victim is left to bear the financial burden especially in an expensive city like Abuja.
“She is still disturbed; on and off, healthwise and this is as a result of what happened,” Mr Bayjay told Nigeria’s Premium Times.
According to Mr Bayjay, the boys, aged 13 and 14, molested his daughter at the embassy premises in Abuja for eight months until the seven-year-old spoke up.
“My daughter said it started in September 2020 till April 2021.”
Documents cited by Premium Times say an investigation panel set up at the embassy and another sent to Nigeria by the Liberian ministry of foreign affairs found the boys culpable.
According to the documents, the first incident happened after a certain birthday party in the embassy’s premises.
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