U.S. group honours Nigeria’s fallen heroes, empowers 80 widows in Lagos

A United States (U.S.)-based charity organisation, Kedrick Scribner Foundation, has empowered over 80 widows of slain Nigerian police officers.

The move, under the organisation’s flagged-off edition of its Widow’s Mite 3.0 programme, was in display of compassion and commitment towards the surviving families of fallen heroes of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF).

The grand event, which took place at the United Church of Christ in Nigeria at the Mounted Troops Police Barracks, Ikeja, had widows of the fallen heroes gracing the occasion alongside their children.

According to a statement by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Foundation, Kedrick Scribner, yesterday, the beneficiaries were carefully selected from different barracks within Lagos State metropolis.

Scribner, who spoke on the successes of the previous edition of the Widow’s Mite 1.0 and 2.0, said the third edition solidifies the foundation’s commitment to supporting the underprivileged.

He said the third edition of the Widow’s Mite 3.0 witnessed the inauguration of the Kedrick Scribner Vocational Centre, a testament to the Foundation’s dedication to widows’ empowerment in Nigeria.

The Centre, according to him, promises to offer sewing vocational training and Information and Communications Technology (ICT) for the widows and their children.