Big Brother Naija season 7 winner Phyna has revealed further information following her admission of two abortions.
Punch was allowed an interview with the 25-year-old.
She was questioned about her message in which she acknowledged having two abortions in response to someone labeling her a “abortionist” on Twitter.
Phyna stated to the media: “We are a pretty open family as a whole in my family. People simply give things significance and say whatever they want; I couldn’t give a damn. Because I am an open book and everyone who knows me knows that, I was just laughing at their replies to me.
“I actually responded to that woman when she said ‘I can’t respond to you, you are an abortionist,’ and then I said yes that I have committed abortions. It is fine how people want to see me, I am not ashamed of anything about myself. If I ever make a mistake, I own up to my mistakes. When my dad called me about it, he asked why I said something like that, I just said ‘daddy I learnt it from you oo’.”
As for the reasons I use abortion pills, if there were 100 women in Nigeria today, 98 would have had abortions, she stated. So please don’t judge me.
“I was so young, and I had been in a relationship for 12 years. I had my first abortion when I was 19 because I was too young to go home and tell my parents I was pregnant. Additionally, because the two pregnancies were so early—by two to three weeks—I was able to use pills.
“The second was when I was 24, and I had finished serving then. 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.”
If an abortion were an option for her at this time, she responded: “Why would I act that way? I currently have enough money to support ten kids, so why am I doing this? In reality, I wouldn’t have had an abortion on my first pregnancy if my parents had been wealthy at the time. We used to just eat once a day, usually in the afternoon, but I knew I came from a very poor household so we would carry it over to the next day. Keeping the child at that time was not an option for me.
It’s a sin in God’s eyes, and I’ve prayed and gone to confession. Being a Catholic, I am aware of God’s atonement. What matters is what God says. I don’t give a damn what people think or say. Although I regret having an abortion, I was unable to change the circumstances. I do not understand the purpose of having children when you are not prepared.
Therefore, the only options are to refrain from having sex, use protection, or be prepared to either chest the baby or take it out when the time comes—especially if the circumstance is beyond your control. Everyone acts with a reason in mind, but some people have no fear at all when it comes to having an abortion, which is not good.
