‘My children need scholarship’

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"I have three children in primary school. I feel terrible about the death of my husband. When he was going to work that day, he called me that they are going for special duty, but he didn't know where they were going. Later, I 'flashed' his phone but he didn't call back.  My body felt weak and I called one of his colleagues and asked him, "Where is my husband.  Do you know where they went for special duty?" He said, "Yes madam" and that I should just relax and sleep but I said I could not sleep if I didn't see my husband. I kept trying my husband's number, but it wasn't connecting. Then on Wednesday morning, I called that sergeant and he came to my house. I said, "I want you to tell me the truth; where is my husband?"  He said, "Unfortunately madam, your husband went for a special duty and they have been killed."  Then I started crying. Since then till now, I have not seen his corpse. If the government wants to help us, they should replace the dead officers with their children who are educated or with the wives who are educated. The money they are giving to us is already causing trouble in some families. We have not cashed the cheque and the relations are already fighting over it.  We don't know what to do unless the government will help us. The government could sponsor our children's education by giving them scholarship up to the university level."

Philomena, wife to Corporal John Bami

 



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