Five homeless male children found wandering in different parts of Ebonyi State are currently in the care of the state government as efforts intensify to locate their parents
The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Felicia Nwamkpuma, disclosed this at a briefing in Abakaliki, the state capital on Saturday.
She explained that officers of the Nigeria Police Force, Ebonyi State Police Command, picked up the children at various locations.
They were subsequently handed over to the ministry for investigation and possible reunification with their families.
Nwamkpuma, represented at the briefing by the Head of the Child Development Department, Mr. Emmanuel Nkwuda, spoke at the Ebonyi State Juvenile Remand Home in Ugwuachara, Abakaliki.
She revealed that the five boys, aged between three and 14 years, had been roaming aimlessly before their rescue.
While some have been at the facility for as long as four years, others have stayed for two years, one year, and the youngest for just two months.
She called on parents or guardians searching for missing children to visit the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development with relevant evidence for proper identification and possible reunion.
According to the Commissioner, the remand home is not designed to serve as a long-term shelter for children who are not in conflict with the law.
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Parents should just do the needful