I WAS ABUS£D BY THREE DIFFERENT UNCLES FROM AGE 6-13 - MEDIA PERSONALITY DIOR ADIELE REVEALS CHILDHOOD TR@UMA

Media personality Dior Adiele has opened up about her childhood tra¥ma, revealing that she was ab¥sed on several occasions between the ages of six and 13 by three different uncles during a recent episode of Talk to B podcast

According to her, growing up in a typical Igbo home, her brother was given more freedom because he was considered the heir, while she was often confined to the house by her parents.

She explained that the restrictions her parents imposed in an attempt to protect her ultimately exposed her to abuse within the home.

“Imagine being locked in a four-bedroom flat, and the things that they thought they were protecting me from by not letting me go out to play now started to happen to me inside the house, like right under their noses. Like if they were even paying attention, they would have found out.”

Adiele stressed that the ab¥se was not an isolated incident, saying: “Because it wasn’t once. It wasn’t twice. It wasn’t even… It was three different, on several occasions. It wasn’t a one-time thing. From six going on seven till I was 13.”

Adiele also revealed that she began sm%king at about 13 and continued until she became pregnant at 20, saying her pregnancy was what eventually made her quit.

She further spoke about her brother’s subsequent struggles, describing him as intelligent and talented, and recalled how his behaviour changed after he returned from school.

She added: “I love my parents, but I’m not going to erase their failure. I wouldn’t have come out to talk about it if they had taken accountability.”

Adiele also recounted her family’s attempts to get her brother help, alleging that her mother removed him from rehabilitation centres twice to take him to church because she believed his condition was spiritual.

She said her brother subsequently became vi%lent towards their mother, alleging that on one occasion he held her by the neck and attempted to throw her from upstairs.