Enugu First Lady Awards Scholarship To Children Whose Mother Was Crushed To Death
Wife of Enugu state Governor, Mrs Nkechinyere Mbah has announced sponsorship of three siblingsk ( under Seven years) who lost their parents in mysterious ways
The Governor’s wife announced the scholarship to be undertaken through her Custos Care Foundation, when she paid an unscheduled visit to Ogui Police station Enugu, where the children were kept in police custody .
Mrs Mbah ,who was touched by the pathetic story surrounding the death of the mother of the children, who could not give detailed information about their family, said she will take care of the children and train them from Nursery school to University level.
It was gathered that the woman,whose identity was not known, who was obviously suffering from depression , dropped her three children at the Police station, pulled her cloth, was naked and ran into a moving vehicle,which crushed her to death, leaving the children who are below 6 years.
The eldest of the children,when asked about their father, said their father got lost. She could not give any other information about their family, their town or residential address.
The compassionate wife of Enugu state Governor, Mrs Nkechinyere Mbah, on getting the information, went straight to Ogui Police station after the celebration of the 2024 International Women’s Day held on March 2
, to see the children. She announced sponsorship of the children’s education from Nursery school to University level. She also directed the immediate relocation of the children from Ogui Police station to a home,where the State Government will take care of them.
Mrs Mbah urged people who were depressed to seek help and go for counseling to avoid taking drastic decisions . She also urged the Commissioner for Ministry of Children, Gender and Social Development , Mrs Ngozi Enih ,to intensify sensitisation and counselling of people, especially depressed persons to help them come out of the situation.
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Sam Udekwe is a journalist working in the News and Current Affairs department, Enugu State Broadcasting Service (ESBS) Enugu. He is well trained in all genres of journalistic venture.
Mr Sam read Mass Communication, graduating all with Distinction in National Diploma, Higher National Diploma and Postgraduate Diploma at IMT, Enugu and Madonna University, Okija, Anambra state, while he is presently on his M.Sc programme also in Mass Communication, at National Open University of Nigeria.
He is currently the NUJ Chairman, Enugu state.
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