Politics

The Abia State House of Assembly has been urged to regulate orphanage homes in the state to combat rising cases of child abduction, trafficking, and exploitation. The call came from Isienyi Boniface, the legislator representing Ikwuano constituency, during a plenary session where he presented a motion addressing concerns about the operations of orphanage homes. Boniface highlighted that while orphanage homes are intended to provide care and shelter for vulnerable children who are abandoned or whose families cannot support them, some facilities in Abia State are allegedly involved in child trafficking, abduction, exploitation, and emotional or psychological abuse. He attributed these…