Lummoni:
I hop someone will be able to assist.
So my Aunt is a South African woman who was married to a Nigerian man she met in South Africa. They had a child & when he turned 9 months her husband suggested they visit his family in Nigeria. A few hours before leaving for the airport back to South Africa, his parents sat her down and told her the baby would have to stay. After many words & tears her father in law and husband assured her that he would be back in a 6 months to fetch the baby. True to his word, 6 months later my Uncle in law returned to Nigeria to fetch his children, but 2 days after he arrived he got seriously sick & passed on a few days later. My Aunt traveled to Nigeria to lay him to rest & had to extend her stay because her in laws kept giving her the run around about why she couldn't take her child (apparently some rituals had to be done for the child since his father had just passed). She eventually left after her father in law warned her that if she keeps pushing, they (his wife a daughter) would do to her what was done to her husband. Fast forward 11 years later, her father in law, & mother in law are both late, she sends money to Nigeria every month for her sons upkeep but her sister in law is withholding the child, does not allow him to communicate with her. When a neighbor tries to let him speak with his mother, they beat him up, sometimes he doesn't go to school and has to go sell water at the market. My Aunt has tried going with the Nigerian police but failed, has involved the Nigerian embassy but they are dragging their feet. We really do not know what else to do. Why would they withholding someone's child (a mother who desperately wants her child back) when they can't even take care of his needs. Maybe someone has been through a similar experience and may be able to help with suggestions of how to get the child back to his mother.

ibechris:
This is horrible!

Call brekete on the line below.

To join in the Brekete Family Programme, You can call this number Monday - Friday

090-99-88-77-00 - International Calls only
080-33-22-11-49 - Local calls only

She does not need any police. She needs a lawyer and an organisation such as NAPTIP and Brekete.

TOLL FREE LINE
0800CALLNAPTIP (08002255627874)
SHORT CODE: 627
Email: info@naptip.gov.ng
Phone: 07030000203
ADDRESS
No. 2028, Dalaba Street
Wuse Zone 5, FCT Abuja. Nigeria


Call them and narrate all this to them...u are sure of getting justice from the first organisation as listed above.

If u can't get then reply me. I will send another number from next week.

Thanks and good luck to u.

fyzaila:



Seconded! Lummoni please call them or tell the boy's mother to come down to Nigeria and vist the brekete Address above. They will solve it sharp sharp for you. I have watched similar scenario from them. If all the mother have been doing is on phone believe you me nothing will work out. So she has to be here life and direct to sort things out.

ibechris:




That is the only station where nothing can stop them from acting and getting u justice.

Police men and women bring their cases there too.
Even Nigerian army name them.

ibechris:
This is horrible!

Call brekete on the line below.

To join in the Brekete Family Programme, You can call this number Monday - Friday

090-99-88-77-00 - International Calls only
080-33-22-11-49 - Local calls only

She does not need any police. She needs a lawyer and an organisation such as NAPTIP and Brekete.

TOLL FREE LINE
0800CALLNAPTIP (08002255627874)
SHORT CODE: 627
Email: info@naptip.gov.ng
Phone: 07030000203
ADDRESS
No. 2028, Dalaba Street
Wuse Zone 5, FCT Abuja. Nigeria


Call them and narrate all this to them...u are sure of getting justice from the first organisation as listed above.

If u can't get then reply me. I will send another number from next week.

Thanks and good luck to u.

sisisioge:
Another way I would do it is.....I would come to Nigeria unannounced with some company. Stalk the family until they send the boy to go and sell pure water, then take him straight to the airport and straight to SA. I hope he has a passport. They stole him, I steal him back. Infact, I steal him back shortly after his father's denise a long time ago.

<<Sisi if you are caught, some will tag it child trafficking until proven beyond reasonable doubt...
<<Ordinary oral words like he is my son will not do the magic if an overzealous staff at the airport wants to be stupid....
<<This is an era of social media... They will like to see pictures of both of you and some family members in a gathering... which u might not have because of disconnection
<< They will only believe with DNA .. which doesn't come out like instant noodles..by then u will be cooling off in a little cell eating godforsaken watery beans without vegetables

LilMissFavvy:
I cannot understand how a mother would be alive and healthy, yet allow her son to be held captive by her late husband's relatives.

Richy4:

<<Sisi if you are caught, some will tag it child trafficking until proven beyond reasonable doubt...
<<Ordinary oral words like he is my son will not do the magic if an overzealous staff at the airport wants to be stupid....
<<This is an era of social media... They will like to see pictures of both of you and some family members in a gathering... which u might not have because of disconnection
<< They will only believe with DNA .. which doesn't come out like instant noodles..by then u will be cooling off in a little cell eating godforsaken watery beans without vegetables

sisisioge:


The matter tire me. I will hope we would have crossed before any alerts. Abi we could even go via road sef. It is well.

semanose:


You never sabi some husband family people. Small sickness I had o, my husband went to his family for some assistance, them share my children like rice and beans.

Thank God for strong health and grace. I'm back and ready for them.

Lummoni:
I hop someone will be able to assist.
So my Aunt is a South African woman who was married to a Nigerian man she met in South Africa.

They had a child & when he turned 9 months her husband suggested they visit his family in Nigeria.

A few hours before leaving for the airport back to South Africa, his parents sat her down and told her the baby would have to stay.

After many words & tears her father in law and husband assured her that he would be back in a 6 months to fetch the baby.

True to his word, 6 months later my Uncle in law returned to Nigeria to fetch his children, but 2 days after he arrived he got seriously sick & passed on a few days later.

My Aunt traveled to Nigeria to lay him to rest & had to extend her stay because her in laws kept giving her the run around about why she couldn't take her child (apparently some rituals had to be done for the child since his father had just passed).

She eventually left after her father in law warned her that if she keeps pushing, they (his wife a daughter) would do to her what was done to her husband.

Fast forward 11 years later, her father in law, & mother in law are both late, she sends money to Nigeria every month for her sons upkeep but her sister in law is withholding the child, does not allow him to communicate with her.

When a neighbor tries to let him speak with his mother, they beat him up, sometimes he doesn't go to school and has to go sell water at the market.

My Aunt has tried going with the Nigerian police but failed, has involved the Nigerian embassy but they are dragging their feet. We really do not know what else to do.

Why would they withholding someone's child (a mother who desperately wants her child back) when they can't even take care of his needs.

Maybe someone has been through a similar experience and may be able to help with suggestions of how to get the child back to his mother.