Center awards scholarship to trafficked girl repatriated from Ghana

The Ugwumba Leadership Center for Africa has awarded a scholarship to Divine Asuzu, one of the adolescent returnees from the neighboring Republic of Ghana.

Asuzu is one of eight girls, aged between 15 and 22, recently trafficked from Nigeria to Ghana under the pretext of getting them office jobs to earn a living.

The Chairman of the Ugwumba Leadership Center, Mr. Uche Nwosu, made this known in a terse statement made available to the Guardian in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Nwosu commended the Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, for quickly ensuring the rescue of minor girls trafficked into the country.

He also expressed gratitude to those in the diaspora who identified and raised the alarm that led to their rescue, calling on well-meaning Nigerians to lend a helping hand to the underprivileged girls.

Nwosu thanked the board and management of the Ugwumba Leadership Center for the kind gesture to Divine Asuzu.

“Beautiful people, now is not the time to pass judgment on these young girls who may have already gone through emotional and psychological trauma. Let us embrace them with love and help them regain their place of honor and value in society,” he said.

“On our part, the Ugwumba Leadership Centre, after discussing with the parents of Miss Divine Asuzu, one of the rescued girls hailing from Amaokpara community in Nkwerre LGA, Imo State , who expressed interest in continuing his studies.

“As an organization that promotes youth development in Africa, we hereby grant him a full scholarship to study in any of the government universities in Nigeria. Meanwhile, before her admission, we also approved that she receive a monthly maintenance allowance.