The Anambra State Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, Ify Obinabo, has sealed off the Arrow of God Community Children’s Home in Onitsha over allegations of illegal adoption and selling of children resident in the home. Mrs Obinabo led security operatives to seal off the structure on Wednesday, after a report and documentary by Fisayo Soyombo( investigative journalist and former editor at the Cable) made the rounds on social media and local television stations, alleging that the state Ministry of Women and Social Welfare was involved in an illegal adoption of a baby girl alongside one of her registered homes in the state.
The Anambra state Ministry of Women and Social Welfare affirmed that about 20 children were recovered from the orphanage operator, including a newborn baby. The children recovered from the home were between the ages of one to 17 years; ten boys, nine girls, and a newborn baby. The founder and employees of the orphanage are currently on the run. The founder, Reverend D.C Ogo, was reportedly invited to the commissioner's office but failed to honour the invitation.
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