The Second Lady Matilda Amissah Arthur has condemned the maltreating of inmates of the Country Side Children’s Home at Bawjiase, in the Central Region.
An exposé by Investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas revealed that children were being maltreated at the orphanage.
This has lead to the arrest of the owners of the Home as well as some staff of the home who were found maltreating some inmates in the video.
She spoke to Citi News at a donation to the OSU children’s home.
The Second Lady donated assorted items including bags of rice, can food, cooking oil and toys.
The second lady who has been donating to the Home for the past ten years said she regarded this as an annual ritual. She said “It is an annual donation I do, I intentionally do this after Christmas”.
Commenting on the recent maltreatment of inmates of the Countryside Children’s Home in Bawjiase in the Central region, Mrs. Amissah Arthur said that it was an unfortunate incident.
She added that we wait patiently for the outcome of the investigations. She said “it is sad but investigation is going on so we should wait for the outcome of the investigation.
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Kojo Agyeman/citifmonline.com/Ghana