Few days after taking new born twins home after they spent six months in the hospital over unpaid bill, activist journalist and human rights defender, Chidiebube Okeoma,has enrolled a 15-year old girl, Chikamso Ekeocha, in secondary school.
Ekeocha, it would be recalled, was battered by her master in 2022 in Owerri for allegedly riding his children’s bicycle without his permission.
Blueprint reports that the battering caught the attention of Okeoma and his team who rescued the girl, took her to a hospital and arrested the suspect.
The suspect was later remanded in Owerri Correctional Centre by an Owerri magistrate court.
The activist who championed an advocacy for the girl and her family, opened a bank account for her mother, raised nearly N1m for the family and secured scholarship for the victim.
While the minor was enrolled in primary 4 to roundup her secondary school education, her mother started up a business with the money the activist raised for the family.
Okeoma who has now disclosed that Chikamso had commenced her secondary school education, said the gesture was made possible through a compassionate Nigerian woman from Imo state who preferred to be anonymous.
Okeoma, said the anonymous woman had through him, promised to undertake the primary school cost of the girl and equally see her through secondary school education.
According to him, “I have enrolled the15 year old Chikamso Ekeocha in secondary school. This is made possible by a compassionate Nigerian woman who preferred to be anonymous. She contacted me why I was campaigning for justice and welfare for the minor and pledged to undertake the cost of her primary and secondary education.
“The scholarship is a full package. The scholarship covers registration fees, school fees, textbooks, exercise books, desk and chair, school uniforms, writing pen and all other fees. We thank this woman for her large heart.
“By the grace of God, Chikamso Ekeocha will grow to become a successful woman. Ours is to guide her onto part of excellence and help her fulfill her dreams. We want to tell her that humanity is kind not wicked. When she grows, she will love humanity and not to hate the society. That is my goal,” Okeoma concluded.
