In a reflective narrative, the author recalls an incident from 1970 involving a secondary school student who allegedly became pregnant by a tutor and sought an abortion in Enugu. The girl's father, described as wealthy yet illiterate, reportedly disowned her upon learning of the situation, emphasizing the impact of his words over the moral implications of the event. The author draws a parallel to a more recent case where a father publicly declared his disownment of his son through a newspaper photograph, highlighting the emotional turmoil such actions can inflict on familial relationships. This account underscores the complexities of parental responses to perceived moral failures within their families.
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