OPM Foundation Rescues Undocumented Nigerian Children Living on Streets of Egypt

FOR the past five years, the Omega Power Ministries (OPM) Foundation, under the leadership of its founder and General Overseer, HRM King Apostle Chibuzor Gift Chinyere, has been quietly waging a humanitarian battle far beyond Nigeria’s borders one that has brought relief to a forgotten population of Nigerian children stranded on the streets of Egypt.

In Cairo, the foundation has intervened on behalf of undocumented Nigerian children who, through no fault of their own, have found themselves caught in a web of statelessness, poverty, and legal exclusion.

The OPM Foundation has secured accommodation for the children, engaged a dedicated caregiver, established a free school, and ensured they are clothed and fed three meals daily.

The root of the problem lies in the circumstances of the children’s birth. Most were born to undocumented Nigerian parents who lacked the legal standing to obtain birth certificates for their offspring. Without such documents, the children cannot access international travel papers, making it impossible for them to return to Nigeria.

The consequence has been devastating. As their numbers grow on the streets of Cairo, these children are barred by Egyptian law from attending public schools or seeking employment. Without intervention, observers warn they face a future of destitution and vagrancy.

It was against this backdrop that King Apostle Chinyere chose to act. Described by supporters as a renowned humanitarian, the clergyman moved swiftly to provide both immediate relief and long-term solutions for the affected children.

Beyond securing shelter and daily meals, a task complicated by Egypt’s practice of monthly rent payments, which the foundation has consistently honoured, Apostle Chinyere opened a free school to transition the children from the streets to the classroom.

“He has been paying house rent and feeding them for five years, The free school was the next step to give them a future.” a source close to the foundation said.

Apostle Chinyere has also taken the matter to official channels. He has formally approached the Nigerian Embassy in Egypt, urging diplomatic intervention to facilitate travel documents for the stranded children, and has personally pledged to provide for them upon their return to Nigeria.

He has further called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to pursue bilateral discussions with Egyptian authorities to find a lasting resolution to the crisis.

The Egyptian intervention is only one chapter in the OPM Foundation’s growing record of social impact. Across Nigeria, the foundation has established 43 free schools, two free specialist hospitals, 18 free housing estates, a school for children with autism and Down syndrome, a free all-girls technical college, and a free skills acquisition centre
all dedicated to the less privileged.

Closer to home, the foundation provides shelter to scores of underprivileged Nigerians, of whom approximately 60 per cent have already graduated from its programmes while others remain enrolled in its free schools or are currently attending university.

The OPM Foundation is the humanitarian arm of Omega Power Ministries, headquartered in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.