Man Raises Alarm Over Alleged Attempt By UK Govt To Forcefully Adopt His 6yrs Old Son

A young man, Ayo Bakre has raised alarm over alleged attempt by United Kingdom Government of forcefully adopting his six years old son, Monisola Bakre.

Shade and Son, Monisola

Ayo Bakre, while narrating the ordeal to newsmen in Osogbo said that the UK Government was attempting to forcefully adopt his son on the ground that his wife who took the boy abroad could not take good care of the boy.

According to him, the matter started in 2012 when his wife, Shade traveled to London along with the boy who was less than one year old then.

While in London, Monisola got injured and was taken to hospital for treatment but the social workers claimed that the degree of the injury is non-accidental. Because of this, the mother was charged to court for attempted murder, child trafficking among other allegations but she was subsequently cleared of the offences by the court in Bromley after five years of legal battle. Bakre explained

“However, in her judgement, the judge says she cannot release the boy to her on the ground that the mother cannot take proper care of the boy and after a long legal battle, our son was adopted going by the decision of the court.

“As a father, this does not go down well with me and I have told the mother not to make any attempt to return to Nigeria without bringing my child. I don’t understand this decision in anyway. We have never declared to court in any manner that we cannot take care of our son. I am saying it loud and clear regardless of the consequences that my son Monisola must be brought back home.

The father of the boy, Bakre therefore appealed to President Mihammadu Buhari, the Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo and Federal Government of Nigeria to intervene in ensuring the return of the boy to Nigeria.

He said that the UK Government is about deporting the mother without Monisola adding that he has written to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with a letter dated 17^th August 2015 for intervention but there has been no response since then.

“Now the UK government is about to deport the mother to Nigeria but without her child.

The father of the boy who has two other children with Shade (Moyosore and Morolayo), appealed to Nigerian Government to save him of this ugly and unfortunate situation.

“His siblings at home kept disturbing me almost on a daily basis that they want to see their brother but each time they say they want to talk to their brother, confusion always sets in.”

Ayo Bakre and his children