Anambra State government through the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare has reunited an eleven-year-old girl with her Liberian mother in Obosi, Idemili North local government area.
The rescue was carried out after Majoe Angel Kiazolu Andrews, a Liberian and the mother of the eleven-year-old girl, reported the matter to the Ministry.
According to Mrs. Andrews, she has been separated from her daughter for about five years though she normally speaks with her on phone but for five months she has been denied access to her daughter and all communications seized.
She explained that she was in relationship with a man from Obosi who later passed on and part of the agreement she had with the mother-in-law is to allow her to be with the daughter as a means of staying close to her deceased son but will always release her whenever the need be.
Mrs. Andrews further noted that the agreement was kept until after the death of the mother-in-law when her daughter was handed over to her sister-in-law before she was denied access to her child.
Appreciating the State government for reuniting her with her daughter, Mrs. Andrews, who was accompanied by her husband, Mr. Pride Andrews revealed that they have heard negative stories about Nigerians, but the support they received from the Anambra State government is a testament that Nigerians are not bad people.
The couple lauded the administration of Professor Chukwuma Soludo for his prompt response to Gender Based Violence in the State and urged him not to relent.
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