One of Delta State philanthropic traditional rulers and king of Umukwata, His Royal Majesty (HRM), Enyi Friday Abaja, has taken an abandoned woman, Mrs. Comfort Paulina Opone to the hospital for medical attention.
The king has also promised to place her on monthly salary of a yet to be disclosed amount for her to be able to take care of herself after she is discharged from the hospital.
A post by Ụkwụani Trumpet, disclosed that the woman who was abandoned to die by family members without any justifiable reason, was rushed to the hospital by the monarch.
According to the post, “It is not up to 24hrs that we posted on our social media pages (Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube) about the predicament of Mrs. Comfort Paulina Opone from Umukwata.
“We are extremely delighted to inform you that she has been taken to the hospital for treatment thanks to the King of Umukwata, HRM Enyi Friday Abaja.
“Also, the King of Umukwata has pledged to place her on monthly salary and get a furnished apartment for her so that she can live a meaningful life.
“Dear King Friday Abaja, you are the special type of kings that changes lives, lifts people up, and makes the world a better place.
“Thank you for your timely intervention and your association with our cause. Ajieh, sir.
Please, join us to thank HRM Friday Abaja”.
Read the earlier post on the woman below:
So, I saw a middle-aged woman holding her little daughter while strolling on the street of our quiet village.
Suddenly, the little girl shouted “mummy mummy! Look at a witch!” The mother turned to see where the little girl was pointing at, only to see an old woman, looking unkempt. She smiled and told the little girl, “she is just an old woman abandoned by her family and not a witch.”
The little girl insisted she was a witch because that is how witches look like in the movies. The mother bent down and told her, “Baby, someday, I will be old and I might look like that and other kids will call me a witch. Oh, poor little girl. Her worldview has been altered.
Why do we often see out poor and abandoned old people as witches? Why has Nollywood continued to promote this falsehood?
Our conclusion is that we will all become witches and wizards someday if this trend is not corrected because we all desire to grow old.
Photo Credit: Orji Harrison Onyebuchukwu
