The Kwara State Government has shut down an unapproved orphanage in Ilorin, the state capital, and rescued 30 children found at the facility.
The children, comprising boys and girls aged between two and 15, were removed from the Iranlowo Oluwa Orphanage and Children’s Home on Thursday by officials of the state Ministry of Social Development.
The rescued children have been transferred to a government-approved shelter, where they are expected to undergo medical screening and receive food, education and psychosocial support while the authorities assess their individual circumstances.
The development was disclosed by the Kwara State Ministry of Social Development in a statement signed by its Press Secretary, Rasheedat Shodunnke, a copy of which was made available to PUNCH Metro in Ilorin.
The ministry said the intervention was part of the government’s efforts to protect children in care institutions from neglect, abuse and other forms of vulnerability.
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