Illegal Adoption: Founder of indicted orphanage handed over to NAPTIP in Anambra

The Anambra State Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, Ify Obinabo has handed over the founder of Arrows of God Community Children’s Home, Nkwelle 33, Rev D.C Ogo to males of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP).

Rev Ogo was discovered to have been concerned in unlawful adoption, the place she allegedly gave away kids in her orphanage properties to individuals searching for kids, in trade for cash.

The orphanage was months in the past sealed after particulars of an investigative report got here to gentle and indicted the house.

Over 20 kids who had been stored in the house had been recovered by the ministry earlier than it was sealed.

The commissioner who questioned the suspect in her workplace on Wednesday, lamented the unhealthy picture individuals like Ogo had been inflicting the state, regardless of the federal government’s efforts to rid the state of such practices.

“Imagine the bad image people like you are giving the state despite our numerous efforts to rid Anambra State of corrupt adoption practices.

“I’m using this opportunity to warn other community children’s home operators to desist from all forms of illegalities that will bring a bad name to the state.”

Media assistant to the Commissioner, Chidinma Ikeanyionwu quoted Ogo in a press assertion as blaming her secretary, whose identify she gave as Mr Monday, who dealt with the adoption processes.

She stated it took her two months to resurface after the sealing of her orphanage as a result of she had been sick and couldn’t honour the summon by the ministry.