Kano State Fostering Edict of 1986 (No. 5 of 1986).

This Edict authorizes the fostering of children in Kavo, Nigeria, who are abandoned, deserted by relatives, ill treated, or found destitute, among other things. It provides that the effect of a fostering order is to suspend the parents' rights and obligations and transfer them to the foster parents. Under appropriate circumstances, a fostering order can be revoked.