A Nigerian, Ms. Queen Agho, has
cried to the Federal Government to save her baby from forceful adoption by the
Norwegian authority.
The Nation reports Ms Agho alleged her one- year- old son
was separated from her about a year now and has been put up for adoption. Going by the ongoing development,
she lamented she could lose the custody of the child for the next 18 years.
Ms. Queen Agho told our reporter in a phone
chat that the Norwegian Child Welfare Authorities have already taken away the
baby “for adoption for a period of 18 years.”
She noted that she appealed the
adoption but the Norwegian court vehemently rejected her witness the right to
testify on the case, a situation that led to the forceful seizure of her baby.
Ms. Agho is now looking on to the
federal government to help save the situation as she cannot afford to wait that
long before reuniting with her son.
Her Norwegian husband, Rello,
who also confirmed the case, said despite the clean bill of health his wife
received from the medical experts on her mental fitness, the authorities still
went ahead to forcefully adopt the baby.
A family member, Mr. Kelvin Izekor,
told our reporter that all efforts to reclaim the child have been frustrated by
the judiciary process.
The child, it was learnt, has been
given to a Norwegian lady for adoption on the excuse that the mother and
child do not have emotional connection and lack eye contact.
He noted that the Nigerian Embassy
in Stockholm, Sweden which is overseeing affairs in Norway and the National
Assembly had waded into the issue without any positive result.
The case had been referred to
the Abike Dabiri Erewa- led House Committee on Diaspora.
Erewa said the House is aware of the
case and efforts are on to address the issue.
She told our reporter on phone: “We
are aware of the case and we have gone far on it. In fact, we have met with the
Norwegian Ambassador to Nigeria and we would have met with the Child Support
people from Norway two weeks ago.
“The meeting has to be rescheduled
because of the strike by Lufthansa staff in Germany.
“Their flight was cancelled. We are looking
towards another date for the meeting. But I can tell you we are on it.”
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