An activist and humanitarian journalist, Chidiebube Okeoma, has secured secondary school scholarships and accommodation from Tendersoule Humanitarian Foundation for 12-year-old Amarachi Emmanuel and her elder sibling, Comfort Emmanuel.
In a statement issued in Owerri on Sunday, Okeoma said that he had rescued the minors from their stepmother who allegedly battered them for cooking rice without her permission in October last year
He said that their stepmother who was arrested and remanded in Owerri correctional centre is currently being prosecuted in the Owerri magistrate court by the office of the Commissioner of Police in the state.
Okeoma who is the founder and President of Stand For Humanity Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) announced that the two girls had been awarded scholarships by Tendersouls Humanitarian Foundation.
Okeoma disclosed that Amarachi and Comfort were on Friday enrolled at Amazing Grace International Secondary School located in the Orji axis of Owerri, the state capital.
The journalist disclosed that he together with his team had gone with Dr Grace Chukwukere the founder of Tendersouls Humanitarian Foundation to the school on Friday to enrol the children.
Okeoma informed that apart from paying 100 per cent of the fees, the foundation bought back-to-school materials, sanitary and toiletries items for the kids.
According to him, Tendersouls Humanitarian Foundation had undertaken the responsibility to seeing the children through secondary school education.
The journalist also informed that he had also secured an apartment in Owerri for the kids, their father and their kid brother.
He said that a member of the House of Representatives, Chike Okafor assisted him with money to secure the apartment for the kids.
He said: “Through the help of some compassionate Nigerians, he had been able to furnish the apartment for the children.
“They paid 100 per cent of the fees and bought back-to-school materials and toiletries for the kids. They will undertake the responsibility till they are through with secondary school education. May God bless them.
He said: apartment for them. Some compassionate Nigerians assisted us and we were able to furnish the apartment.”
He said that the idea is to assist the children to become useful in life adding that they were told that humanity is kind and not wicked.
He said: ” We will follow up on the children’s growth to ensure that they become great in life.”
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