Delta Govt Denies Deporting Woman To Anambra

The Government of the Delta State has come out to refute reports that it ‘deported’ a woman from Anam­bra State, who was begging for alms and constituting nuisance in Asaba.

Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Olisa Ifeajika, said in a statement that the woman, 32-year-old Ogochukwu Nwabude, who was with a baby, was at Inter Bau Roundabout in the capital city for about two weeks begging for alms.

He said that a check con­ducted on her by officials of the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development after observing her for a period re­vealed that she was stable and of sound mind, but needed fi­nancial help.

According to Ifeajika, moved by her need, and as with stan­dard procedure in handling such matters, the ministry gave her some assistance, especially as she was with a baby, and re­turned her to its counterpart (Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development) in Anam­bra for necessary support.

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He explained that the mea­sure was a routine activity on such cases, and often transpired among states in the country and the Federal Capital Territory.

‘Anambra State Govern­ment was grateful to its Delta counterpart for the effort, and promptly began the process of assistance to the woman.

‘The insinuations in some quarters that the woman was deported by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa or Delta State Govern­ment are, therefore, unchari­table.

‘The Delta State Govern­ment acted in good faith and within the ambit of regulations, which the Anambra State Gov­ernment acknowledged with gratitude.

‘And, it is necessary to state that other states in the country had returned some of our citi­zens to us at different times, and still do. It is a normal routine that should not be politicised because it bothers on serious humanitarian service.

‘What the Delta State Gov­ernment did was the routine procedure in rehabilitating per­sons of that nature and it is the standard practice among states in the country.’

‘We provided her with some assistance and returned her to her state of origin to ensure that she is properly re-integrated into the society, Ifeajika stated.

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