A two-year-old boy suspected to have been locked up for several days in an uncompleted building has been rescued by a non-profit organization.
The unidentified boy was recovered by officials of the gender-based violence response team of the Vicar Hope Foundation, and the incident is said to have at Umuahia, Abia State
When the toddler was rescued, he looked overly exhausted, dehydrated and malnourished certainly due to starvation.
According to the Programme Manager, Vicar Hope Foundation, Mr Raymond Ukwa, the organisation received a call on Saturday, April 25, 2020, from landlords in the area that a child had been locked up in an uncompleted building.
Ukwa said working in line with well-established protocols on intervention, the foundation reported the incident to the Umuahia Area Commander of the Nigeria Police Force, Mr Ekeinde Odion, who detailed officers to break into the building so that the child could be rescued.
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“As a foundation, we believe in creating a safe environment for our children; a lot of deaths of children every year occur because of negligence and preventable diseases; it’s our duty to ensure that we reduce these numbers and protect the right to life of every child,” he stated.
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According to the Programme Manager, Vicar Hope Foundation, Mr Raymond Ukwa, the organization received a call on Saturday, April 25, 2020, from landlords in the area that a child had been locked up in an uncompleted building.
Ukwa said working in line with well-established protocols on intervention, the foundation reported the incident to the Umuahia Area Commander of the Nigeria Police Force, Mr Ekeinde Odion, who detailed officers to break into the building so that the child could be rescued.
“As a foundation, we believe in creating a safe environment for our children; a lot of deaths of children every year occur because of negligence and preventable diseases; it’s our duty to ensure that we reduce these numbers and protect the right to life of every child,” he stated.
Source:Ghgossip.com
