The Zamfara State Government through its Ministry of Women affairs, Children and Social Development has promised to sponsor the education and other needs of a six-year-old boy whose video was trending on social media.
In the video, the six-year-old boy expressed his grief over the killing of his father, adding that he will take revenge.
A statement by the Public Relations Officer of the Ministry, Suleiman Isah, in Gusau on Thursday said the Commissioner for Women affairs, Children and Social Development, Dr. Nafisa Maraduna, stated this while receiving the child and his mother in her office.
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The Commissioner said she was first directed by the wife of the State Governor, Hajiya Huriya Lawal, to find out the boy and his mother so that the state government can support them for better living and necessary counselling.
Maraduna said: “The boy will be receiving counseling from specialists to improve his life and thinking in order to avoid what may happen in future.
“We have supported the child’s mother with capital to start a business to ease her pain.”
The statement said the boy and his mother thanked the governor’s wife for the kind gesture, with the mother adding that she will also assist in counseling the child.
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