Efforts to contact HUSAIN have failed, as he allegedly changed his phone number and left his job without notice.
A Nigerian human rights organisation has issued an urgent appeal to the Pakistan High Commission in Lagos, seeking intervention in a case involving Mr Tariq Husain, a Pakistani national accused of abandoning his four children in Nigeria for over a decade.
Comrade Prince Savouriche, President of the Ambassador for Peace and Enlightenment Foundation (AMPEF), is calling on Mr Hussein to come out of hiding and fulfil his parental responsibilities, in accordance with the Lagos State Child Rights Law.
The foundation has formally petitioned the Pakistan High Commission, requesting diplomatic support to locate Mr Husain and ensure the welfare of the children he allegedly left behind.
According to Maureen Oboh, a 42-year-old Nigerian woman and mother of the children, Mr Husain was a supervisor at LIMEX Global, a company where she also worked.
Their relationship began in 2007 and was widely known among colleagues. During their time together, Husain reportedly promised to marry Maureen and even introduced himself to her family.
The couple lived together and had four children: Destiny (15), Isaac (13), and twins aged 10.
Maureen claims that in 2016, Husain left Nigeria under the pretence of visiting his family in Pakistan and never returned.
Since then, she has been solely responsible for raising the children, facing financial and emotional hardship.
Efforts to contact Husain have failed, as he allegedly changed his phone number and left his job without notice.
In a shocking revelation, Maureen later discovered that Husain had remarried another woman from Pakistan and was living in Nigeria, while completely neglecting his children.
AMPEF argues that this abandonment violates Nigerian child protection laws and constitutes a breach of the children’s fundamental rights.
Despite the gravity of the situation, AMPEF has expressed a willingness to resolve the matter amicably, provided Husain acknowledges his actions and takes steps to reunite with his children.
The organisation emphasised that the children, all dual citizens, deserve to know their father and receive the care and support they have been denied.
The foundation’s letter to the Pakistan High Commission calls for urgent diplomatic intervention, stressing the importance of bilateral cooperation and the need to uphold justice for vulnerable children.
AMPEF hopes the consulate will assist in locating Mr Husain and facilitating a resolution that prioritises the children’s welfare and restores their dignity.
