Parents of students of Federal Government College, Nise, in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, have petitioned the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, over the condition of their wards in the school.
The parents in a petition signed by ‘concerned parents’, alleged the maltreatment of their children by the principal of the school, Mrs Ijeoma Ekumankama.
They said their children were literally in prison, considering their living conditions.
They said under Ekumankama, the condition of the school has deteriorated so badly that the education minister has to intervene.
Part of their petition read: “Our Children are presently living in overcrowded hostels with maggot-infested overflowing toilets. The Principal, Mrs. Ekumankama defiantly refused to improve these children’s living conditions despite all the resources channelled in by the PTA.
Salvation however came the way of the victim when a Good Samaritan petitioned NAPTIP in Benin reporting the case of a young lady in his neighbourhood who was being tormented daily.
Mrs Ijeoma Uduak, the Zonal Commander, NAPTIP, Benin Zonal Command, said investigations revealed that the victim was trafficked from Idu Uruan and taken to Benin City by one woman, who gave the victim out to another woman as a domestic servant.
She said both suspects have been arrested by the agency and were being prosecuted.
Mrs Uduak, who handed over the victim to her mother, Madam Esther Udoh, at the palace of the Village Head of Idu Uruan, Uruan LGA,advised parents not to fall for the deception of traffickers.
Abducted Nigerian Schoolgirl Reunites With Family 20 Years After
The mother of the victim, Madam Esther Udoh, who wept uncontrollably, said she was full of joy seeing that her daughter was alive.
by Saharareporters, New York
Apr 30, 2021
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has reunited with her family, a young woman, Uduak Etim, who was abducted and trafficked as a child 20 years ago.
Miss Etim, who was six years old when she was kidnapped, and was said to have been abducted while attending classes at St. Joseph Roman Catholic Primary School, Idu, Uruan Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State, and taken to Benin City.
An illegal baby factory operating in Aba, Abia State, has been shut down by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), |
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