Ify Obinabo, the Anambra State Commissioner for Women and Social affairs, has denied the involvement of her ministry in the operations of Arrows of God Orphanage

Obinabo made the claim after FIJ’s undercover investigation exposing how the orphanage home had been selling babies, backed up with questionable documents from the police, the court and Obinabo’s ministry.

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“The ministry is not aware of any adoption with the Arrows of God Orphanage home even and the adoption process never went through the ministry,” Punch quoted her as saying while leading security operatives to seal off the Anambra location of the orphanage.

“There are irregularities in the said adoption, which include the absence of three signatories such as the Commissioner, the Head of child and that of the Permanent Secretary of the ministry.

“Since I assumed office, all applications for court order of adoption or care goes through the designated Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Magistrate court in Awka as against the Nnewi court order presented in the documentary; this is so because the fundamental goal is to preserve the best interest of the child.”

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Obinabo warned other children’s home operators involved in illegal adoption to desist forthwith or face the consequences.

“We urge everyone to always report any suspicious activity found in any orphanage homes to the ministry even as we assured of making sure that the operator of the said orphanage home is brought to book in no distant time,” she added.

Twenty children, aged one to 17, were rescued from the orphanage building, with Obinabo saying “they are currently in the care of the state government as necessary steps are underway to trace and reunite them with their different families.”