The parents of the Mass Communications
undergraduate of the Delta State University,
Abraka, Belynda Chinwe Bosa, who planned
her own kidnap with her boyfriend to obtain a
ransom of of N10 million from them, has
disowned her, saying she has always been a
bad child who has repeatedly brought pains
and sorrow to them.
The girl and her boyfriend, George Itietie, who
were arrested in Port Harcourt after they had
received the sum of N500,000 from the
distraught family, are currently being detained
by Delta Police Command, despite her regrets,
will also have to contend with her parents'
anger and abandonment.
The petrified parents who became distraught
when it was revealed to them that their
beloved daughter was actually behind the
kidnap, promptly disowned her for putting
them through hell.
Bosa, a 300 level student, had told police
officers in her confession that she did what
she did out of love and her desire to marry
Itietie but now, it seems all her plans for her
future has hit the rocks as her parents have
vowed never to have anything to do with her
including her educational pursuit or the man
she was so smitten with love, meaning that
they will not support any marriage plans
between them.
They implored the police to treat her and
Itietie as criminals.
Bosa, crying profusely when her parents
visited the police station, said:
"I regret getting involved in this crime. Please
forgive me, daddy and mummy! I'm sorry for
the stress I made you go through!
George and I love each other. We decided to
get married but had no money to plan the
wedding.
I decided to offer myself to be kidnapped by
George so that we could extort money from
my parents for the wedding. If I'm given the
chance, I'll still marry George.
But we didn't envisage that it would go this
way. I can't just explain what came over me.
I don't know why I embarked on this
shameful act.
I've embarrassed my parents and soiled my
family name for the sake of love. Can
somebody please help me beg them to forgive
me?"
But her parents would have none of her tears
and pleas, saying she was only shedding
crocodile tears.
On his part, Itietie did not believe that any
plans for marriage between them would work
anymore.
"Even if Belynda's parents allow me to marry
her, will they be able to obliterate the stigma
from their hearts?"
Do you think Belynda's parents are right in
disowning her or should they forgive their
daughter after her apology?