Oyo State government on Tuesday said that the act of abandoning newborn babies by their mothers is ungodly and criminal.
The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Inclusion, Alhaja Faosat Sanni, who said this when she visited some juvenile correctional homes, child care units and rehabilitation centre for disabled persons in Ibadan, the state capital, noted that such criminal act should not be condoned because God created everybody for a particular purpose that must be fulfilled.
In 2003, Nigeria kicked against the act of abandoning newborn children and adopted the Child Rights Act for domestication, which forbids the separation of a child from its parents, except in the interest of such a child.
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Sanni said no condition would warrant any mother to abandon her own child because all children were given by God as a blessing to their parents and mankind.
She added that the state government would not hesitate to make any mother caught abandoning her own baby to face the full wrath of the law, as the act, according to her, is ungodly and criminal.
The commissioner restated government’s commitment to the welfare of the people, particularly children and people living with disabilities, while applauding donors, corporate bodies, non-governmental organisations and individuals for giving support to the institutions catering for the less privileged.
At the Rehabilitation Center for Disabled Persons, Temidire, Moniya in Akinyele Local Government Area in Ibadan, 65 people living with disabilities are currently undergoing training in various areas such as Information and Communication Technology (ICT), bead making, hairdressing, tailoring, shoe making, adult education class and animal husbandry.
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