By By: Sola Omoniyi
BBNaija’s Phyna breaks silence on aborting two pregnancies
Former Big Brother Naija winner, Ijeoma Otabor, popularly known as Phyna, has disclosed the reason why she had two abortions — at the age of 19 and 24.
In an interview with Punch Newspapers, the reality TV star disclosed she had an abortion at 19 because she couldn’t inform her parents that she’s pregnant.
She further revealed that she aborted the second pregnancy because her partner was abusive and always beat her.
She said, “As for my reasons for taking abortion pills, if there are 100 women in Nigeria today, 98 have done abortions. So, no one should judge me.
“I was in a 12-year relationship then and I was so young. The first abortion was when I was 19; I couldn’t go home to tell my parents that I was pregnant at that age. And the two pregnancies were so early, like two to three weeks, that I could just use tablets.
“The second was when I was 24, and I had finished serving them. I was ready to keep it, but the relationship was getting toxic. He abused me and always beat me up. I said to myself that I couldn’t do this anymore, so I took it out and that was how I ended the relationship.”
