Reasons I Had Abortions, Aged 19 And 24 – BBNaija Star Phyna Opens Up

Winner of the 2022 Big Brother Naija (BBN) reality TV show, Ijeoma Otabor, popularly known as Phyna, has opened up about her past abortions.

Newsbreak.ng reports that speaking in a recent interview with Punch, the 25-year-old shed light on her recent revelation/admission of two abortions.

“In my family as a whole, we are very open. People just read meaning to things and say whatever they want, I really do not care.

“I was just laughing at their responses to me because those that know me know me, I am an open book. 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,” she said.

Asked to give reasons for taking the decision, Phyna replied: “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 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.”

Meanwhile, the actress added that if she gets pregnant at this time, she would keep it because “the way I am now, I have money to take care of 10 children”.