Benue Govt offers scholarship to released kidnapped child from Konshisha

Benue State Government has offered scholarship to a boy of four years, Eje Moses Alia Eloneje from Nursery School to University level.

Governor Samuel Ortom pronounced this yesterday at the Benue Peoples House Makurdi when the boy, kidnapped from Ochouri village in Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State was presented to him.

The child who was abducted during a fracas between two communities was released after the Governor issued a marching order to Konshisha Local Government Chairman and other stakeholders in the area to ensure his release.

While directing the State Commissioner for Education, Professor Dennis Ityavyar to process the scholarship for immediate action, Governor Ortom said the child was a miracle one, having been kidnapped and released unhurt.

He stated that the only legacy to bequeath to a child is education, stressing that children are the future of the State and Nigeria at large and must be protected.

Governor Ortom condemned the abduction and reaffirmed the resolve of his administration to fight crime in all ramifications.

He also commended leaders of Konshisha for securing the release of the boy, even as he admonished the youth against crimes.

Senator representing Benue North East, Dr Gabriel Suswam who was also present, condemned the act, describing it as unacceptable and pledged his support to Governor Ortom to continue providing security for lives and property of Benue people.