Essential Ndubuisi
By Vincent O. Ezechukwu
Anambra State Commissioner for Women and Children Affairs, Lady Ndidi Mezue, through the Social Welfare Department of the ministry today, Thursday, 4th February, 2021, rescued a mentally challenged woman and her infant baby who have been living in a gangway under Niger Bridge, Onitsha.
The rescue was effected following a call to the Honourable Commissioner by an Asaba resident who ply the bridge to work at Nigeria Bottling Company, Onitsha.
On receiving the call for help, Lady Mezue deployed a team of social workers whom after days of planning and visits to the dangerous abode of the nursing mother, successfully rescued her and her son.
During interrogation which was personally conducted by Lady Ndidi Mezue at her office, the lady gave her name as Ngozi, an indigene of Abia state, and a former resident of Onitsha Army Barracks.
Speaking soon after the rescue, Lady Mezue, said “I am relieved that this difficult rescue operation was carried out successfully by my team. We equally recovered a large amount of money from her. I am glad that mother and child are being taken care of in a government facility until the girl’s family comes forward to identify her” she concluded.
