Police Reunite Mother And Daughter Two Years After She Was Forcefully Taken Away

The Public Complaint Rapid Response Unit of the Nigeria Police force has
helped to reunite a young mother with her 4-year-old daughter two years
after separation.

The Asistant Commisdioner of Police, (PCRRU)
ACP Abayomi Shogunle, who confirmed the news in a statement on Thursday,
said the child was forcefully taken away from her mother by her
father’s family living in Kaduna State.

Read full statement below:

PUBLIC COMPLAINT RAPID RESPONSE UNIT (PCRRU),
On
the 5th of December, 2018 at about 11:00am one Ms. B (full name
withheld due to privacy of her infant daughter) came to the PCRRU and
narrated how her little daughter was forcefully taken away from her by
the family of her estranged boyfriend and father of the little girl who
has since relocated to South Africa.

During the process of this
traumatic ordeal in 2016, the said family boasted that she will never be
allowed access to her daughter again, after which her daughter was
taken to Kaduna, Kaduna state to stay with the grandmother.

She
also stated that all efforts made to see her daughter proved abortive as
she was threatened with violence. That she has also reported the matter
to various authorities but no positive response received.

Her
complaint was recorded as a distress call and Tracking No. #PCRRU931805
issued. The case was immediately forwarded to the Officer-in-Charge of
Juvenile and Women Centre (JWC) of the Kaduna State Police Command to
investigate and ensure a decision is taken in the best interest of the
girl without further delay.

Within five days, the JWC was able
to bring all the parties together during which it was discovered that
the little girl was more interested in being with her biological mother
and not her grandmother.

Advise was also sought from relevant
experts and it was decided that this 4-year-old girl be released to her
biological mother considering the fact that her father has relocated
from Nigeria as Ms. B was also discovered to be a responsible and
working class woman.

On 12.12.2018 (exactly one week after the
complaint was received), an elated Ms. B visited the PCRRU, Force
Headquarters, Abuja in company of her little daughter to express her joy
and happiness over the swift response of the Unit in “helping her to
get justice and helping the helpless people in the society”.

She
also thanked and prayed for the Inspector-General of Police, IGP
Ibrahim Idris, NPM, mni and the entire officers and men of the Nigeria
Police Force regarding the good work they are doing across the country.