by Yusuf Mohammed Lawan, Gombe, 25th October, 2024
In an extraordinary demonstration of love, affection and kindness towards the downtrodden members of the society, coupled with her uncommon passion to give back to society, a dedicated academic and a Reader from Gombe State University who pleaded anonymity has extended a soft heart to blind students of Special Education Centre, Gombe by gifting them with newly sewn clothes as part of her motherly compassion towards the special students whom she had always seen wearing the same uniform against personal clothes whenever she met them at the Special Brethren Weekend Programme, an annual christian programme for persons with disabilities in the ECWA Goodnews Church, GRA, Gombe. The kindhearted mother has upon realizing the situation of the affected students met them in their school along with a commercial tailor who took the measurements of the students.
According to her, her heart trembles each day she saw the blind students attending to church services in their tattered school uniform. A thing that made her to believe they have no personal clothes to wear apart from the school uniform they wore to church services in 2023 and 2024 during their special week.
"I am more concerned about the plights of these special students, they are always coming to church in the same clothes, which I think is not right, so I stepped in to support them with what they can wear to go to church" she said. She added "my intention is purely to help these children whom I consider as my own children".
It was gathered that the kindhearted University Reader also included some of the Muslim blind students as beneficiaries of her humanitarian gesture after realizing they are also lacking school uniform and decent clothes to wear.
Expressing immense appreciation to the kind mother, a teacher in the Special School, who is also the patron of the Fellowship of Christian Students (FCS), Mr. Blessed Charles, noted "I want to thank and appreciate this kindhearted woman for her demonstration of empathy by recognizing the challenges faced by blind pupils of our school"; "Her willingness to help shows a commitment to their well-being and learning experience".
He added, "with the way she is directly promoting inclusiveness by helping blind pupils, she fosters a conducive environment for all which significantly aligns with the message of the Good Samaritan in the Holy Book, which encourages looking beyond societal norms and helping those who are less privileged and marginalized"
The FCS Patron further noted, "the woman’s willingness to assist blind pupils reflects the core values of the Good Samaritan”. “Her help not only benefits the pupils but also enriches the entire school environment”.
"I urged others to emulate her gesture. God bless you abundantly madam", he said.
On his part, the former Head of Department, Visually Impaired Department, Special Education Centre, Gombe, Mr. Adamu Ambi expressed unreserved appreciation to the mother for identifying with the plights of his students. He said, “I wish to thank Almighty God for giving madam wisdom and ability to render this kind service to the students of Visually Impaired Department at the special school to both Christians and Muslims, may Almighty God give her good health and reward her abundantly ".
"I equally want to call upon other philanthropists to emulate the kind gesture so that students will feel a sense of belonging and love by the people".
The students who benefited from the mother's kindhearted humanitarian gesture, Ability News Network reports, include: Elkanah Enoch, John Sanusi, James Ayuba, Victor Kurge, Ziyaulhak Idris, Joel Ayuba, and Haliru Mamman.
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