By Zainab Oyekan
Jos, June 15, 2025 (NAN) The Plateau Gender and Equal Opportunities Commission has successfully rehabilitated and reunited a pregnant vulnerable woman with her family after months of medical care.
The commission’s chairperson, Mrs Olivia Dazyam, while briefing newsmen on Monday in Jos, expressed gratitude to God and Governor Caleb Mutfwang for supporting welfare initiatives protecting vulnerable residents statewide.
Dazyam said that the woman was brought to the commission by the Nigeria Police Force on April 21, after being found wandering in Angwan Rogo with apparent mental-health challenges.
The chairperson stated that upon receiving her, the commission provided immediate care and support, but communication remained difficult because of her unstable condition and inability to identify herself.
She pointed out that to ensure proper treatment, the woman was transferred to the Jos University Teaching Hospital, where specialists managed her psychiatric condition while monitoring her pregnancy.
Dazyam explained that after weeks of treatment and observation, the woman regained stability and identified herself as Peculiar Ohegbu, a 28-year-old indigene of Imo State.
“She also provided details about her family, enabling authorities and the Commission to begin efforts aimed at locating relatives and facilitating reunification.
“To the glory of God, Ohegbu safely delivered a healthy baby boy on June 5, with both mother and child reported to be healthy.
“This intervention demonstrated Plateau Government’s commitment to protecting vulnerable persons regardless of origin, ethnicity, religion, or social status,” she said.
The chairperson subsequently handed Peculiar and her baby to the Igbo community in Jos for onwards reunification with her family in Imo State.
Speaking during the event, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Igbo Community Affairs commended the Plateau Government and the commission for rehabilitating and reuniting Ohegbu with her family, describing the achievement as phenomenal.
Also speaking, Igwe Samuel Achi, the Ezeudo of Jos, praised the state and said the intervention was compassionate, commendable and inspiring.
Mrs Daspan Nandi, Social Work Department, Jos University Teaching Hospital, noted Ohegbu came in looking unkempt and unable to communicate, but her condition improved significantly after receiving medical and psychiatric care.
Ohegbu, in her remarks, said she was amazed at the commission’s intervention and would go back to her state to tell people about the state.
The visibly excited woman said she was not only treated but also provided with baby clothes, wrappers, financial support and other essential items. NAN
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Edited by Peter Amine
