Umahi offers scholarship to children of slain couple
The Ebonyi state government has taken over the education of the three surviving children of the slain Abia state-based business couple murdered by armed robbers.
The victims, Darlington Uzonwa and his wife, Chinyere Uzonwa were brutally murdered by a robbery gang along the Secretariat Road Umuahia, Abia state on January 25.
They were dispossessed of their cash before being shot by their assailants. Their children, two of who were with them in the family car when the incident occurred escaped the robbers’ bullets by providence.
The deceased were, last Saturday buried in their home town, Ugwuegu in Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi state.
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Meanwhile, moved by empathy, Gov. Umahi invited the children of the victims and their guardians to Government House, Abakaliki for a meeting.
The governor, who expressed shock and sadness over the ugly incident, condoled with the family and prayed God to grant them the fortitude to overcome the shock.
He urged the children not to over sorrow, but allow the peace of God to comfort them and thereafter, announced a donation of N3 million for the education of the children as well as their up-keep.
Gov. Umahi equally pledged that the state government would cater for the university education of the children once they were through with secondary school, assuring that the state would not abandon them.
Presently, the affected children – Priscillia (17), Solomon (16) and Judith (12) are in SS ll, SS l and JSS1 respectively.
Responding, the daughter of the deceased, Priscillia thanked the governor for coming to their rescue. She said they would be eternally grateful to Gov. Umahi for the kind gesture, adding that they will not disappoint the state.
