Wednesday, January 7, 2026 - The Federal Capital Territory Administration has sealed Divine Hope Orphanage and Less Privileged Home in Kagini over allegations of illegal child trafficking and other child welfare violations.
The Director of Child Development at the FCT Women Affairs
Secretariat, Idris Attah, confirmed the action in an official statement issued
on Monday. He said the facility was shut to allow for a thorough investigation
into its activities.
According to the statement, the proprietress of the
orphanage, Grace Ebele Chibuzor, allegedly fled with an unspecified number of
children to an unknown location without notifying the Child Development
Department of the FCT Women Affairs Secretariat.
“This is to inform FCT residents and the general public that
Divine Hope Orphanage and Less Privileged Home, Kagini, Abuja, has been sealed
with effect from Monday, January 5, 2026, pending the outcome of investigations
into its activities concerning children,” the statement said.
Preliminary investigations have linked the orphanage to a
recent case involving four siblings who were allegedly taken from Ado in
Nasarawa State and moved to Gwagwalada in the FCT.
The children, Joefreey Kasal Asoja, 11, David Mtsewe Asoja,
7, Joy Elsan Asoja, 4, and Joseph Asoja, 2, were reunited with their biological
parents on Monday.
Further findings also revealed an alleged connection between
the orphanage and Anderson Archibong, the Executive Secretary of the National
Council of Child Rights Advocates of Nigeria, who is currently at large.
Authorities suspect that this relationship may have
facilitated the illegal movement of children from states such as Benue and
Nasarawa into Abuja for unauthorised fostering and adoption.
Attah urged members of the public with useful information on
the whereabouts of the missing children or suspects to report immediately to
the nearest security agency.
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