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B Lord to sponsor education of 19-yr-old girl after jailed in prison for months
Linus Williams Ifejika, the Executive Chairman and Founder of B-Lord Group, also known as B Lord has vowed to see through the education of a 19-year-old girl.
TopNaija understands that a 19-year-old girl was jailed in January 2023 over an unknown allegations, and ever since she had been in prison until recent.
The young lad, identified as Kosisochukwu Obaji was regained her freedom from the Onitsha Custodial Centre in Anambra state after three months of detention.
Fortunately, a well-meaning Activist and lawmaker-elect, Harrison Gwamnishu secured her release.
B Lord, upon discovering her release, pledged to train a 19-year-old girl, Kosisochukwu Obaji, to the university.
He would include Kosi in a newly launched scholarship scheme and sponsor her to the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, (UNIZIK), Akwa, with any course she choose.
Taking to his Instagram page, the business man shared a video which captures when the teenage girl was released from prison.
He wrote; “I Heard She was Just released from prison , A 19 Year Old In Prison ??? She said she wanna go back to school, That made me smile , @blordgroup has decided to add her to our scholarship scheme to study in Nnamdi Azikwe University Awka.
I wish her goodluck , Cant wait to see her on monday at the blordgroup Headquarters , God bless you @harrison_gwamnishu and big love to kosisochukwu.”
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B Lord had earlier on, announced the launch of a scholarship programme for members of his community.
The Ebenebe, Anambra state indigene said he will be sponsoring people from his hometown who wish to write JAMB, NECO, WAEC and other University entrance exams.
BLord asked those who are eligible and interested to contact him via email. He said that he needs 50 to 100 people to apply, that they only have 10 beneficiaries so far and whatever course they wish to study must be at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka.
“If you are from ebenebe and you dropped out and you need money for Jamb form, waec or neco contact the email on my bio, my team will reply immediately, Scholarship till you are done with school, only 10 people have applied we’d like 50 need like 50 to 100. You must come from my village you must attend unizik, so my team will also monitor you,” he wrote.
