THE Ogun State government has commenced the process of reuniting the
nine victims rescued from the Akute baby-making factory and three others
rescued from Adigbe with their respective state governments and family members.
The victims, including the two women earlier delivered of their babies,
who claimed to be indigenes of Imo, Abia, Akwa Ibom, Cross River and
Ebonyi states, had been handed over at the respective liaison offices of the
states in Lagos.
Addressing newsmen at a farewell ceremony before they departed Abeokuta,
Ogun State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs Elizabeth
Sonubi, said shortly after their rescue, the ministry had been receiving calls
from their respective states, expressing willingness to have them reunited with
their family members.
The commissioner, while handing over the cash gift of Governor Ibikunle
Amosun to them, affirmed that she would continue to interface with her
counterparts in the states to monitor and follow up on the reunification
process.
“We are returning you back home because your parents and your
respective state governments have signified intention to have you back. After
we have exchanged correspondence with them, your parents have been calling to
have you back.
“We want the respective state governments of the victims to
continue with the reintegration process in order to ensure proper
monitoring, while Governor Amosun has directed that social workers from the
Ministry should follow up and monitor their complete reintegration back into
the society,” she said.
Sonubi also appealed to the ladies to put the ugly development behind
them and see it as a launching pad for achieving greatness later in life.