Anambra

As the commissioner for women affairs and social welfare in Anambra state, Ify Obinabo has plenty of experience in resolving family disputes - but this is no ordinary disagreement.

This so-called "Dr Ruth" runs her clinic every second Saturday of the month in a dilapidated hotel in the town of Ihiala, in the south-eastern Anambra state.

In February 2024, the Anambra state health ministry raided the facility where Chioma “delivered” Hope.

Her father, who served a short term as governor of Nigeria's south-eastern Anambra State before being ousted in 1983 by then-military ruler Muhammadu Buhari, opposed the Osu practice.

"Operations are still ongoing and further details shall be communicated," says Anambra state police spokesman Ikenga Tochukwu.