By Ngwuoke Ngwuoke
Good fortune has come the way of three children whose mother abandoned and allegedly committed suicide in Enugu.
Reports say an unidentified woman dropped her three children in front of Ogui Police Station, stripped herself and jumped in front of a moving vehicle that crushed her to death.
It is not clear what must have influenced her action but many blame it on depression occasioned by hardship.
The eldest child, who is barely six, could not provide any meaningful information about their parents or community.
Report of the unfortunate incident filtered into the ears of Mrs Nkechinyere Mbah, wife of the governor promoting her visit to Police station where the children were quartered.
Mrs. Mbah described the incident as heart-wrenching, promising that her Foundation would not allow the children to suffer or their future hampered by the event.
“This is a very sad news and my heart goes out to these children. To be stripped of a mother’s love at the early stages of their lives is heartbreaking. But it has happened. So, what we will do going forward is to ensure that they are not stranded in life; that they do not lack quality education, and that their future and destinies are not truncated.
“So, for now, we will move them into a secure residential facility where they will receive adequate care. The Custos Foundation will also sponsor their education from primary to the university. We have to be there for one another.”
Mrs. Mbah has also arranged for the immediate relocation of the bereaved children from Ogui Divisional Police Station, to a secure residential facility to ensure their care.
The governor’s wife emphasised the import of mental health awareness and urged persons struggling with depression and related challenges to seek assistance and counseling, saying there was nothing to be ashamed about it.
She equally urged the Enugu State Ministry of Children, Gender, and Social Development and its counterparts at the federal and state levels across the country to step up their mental wellness advocacy, especially at a time like this.
Mrs Mbah recently launched the Custos Care Foundation officially to provide vital support to the the socially disadvantaged and also flagged off the Foundation’s maternal and child healthcare project as well as welfare project in the three senatorial zones of Enugu State.
