First Lady of Ebonyi Mrs Mary-Maudline Nwifuru has donated the sum of 2m to support the ten victims of gas explosion that occurred at Good Shepherd Catering School, Oruokeonuoha in the Ebonyi LGA Area of the state.
The governor’s wife who made the donation through her foundation,Better Health for Rural Women, Children And Internally Displaced Persons,(BERWO) when she paid a sympathy visit to the victims at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki AE-FUTHA.
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Speaking during the visit, Mrs Nwifuru said that the two million Naira was to support their treatment in the hospital, on the other hand, promised to take care of the surgical operation of little Miss Anita Ahamefula who is in need of Surgery but couldn’t afford it.
Mrs Nwifuru empathized with the victims and prayed to God for their speedy recovery and strength for these young school girls to carry on their activities as the burns are 3rd degree and 4th degree burns and they are in critical conditions.
The girls who are between the ages of 13-19, all teenagers, were admitted at the hospital for intensive treatment after the gas explosion incident which occurred on Thursday.