Godwin Ekpo,The Motorcyclist Whose Life Was Ripped Apart By The Shot Fired By A Police Corporal

......So on Tuesday December 8,2015,I did a post HERE asking for the whereabouts of Godwin Ekpo Udoh who was shot by a police corporal in September 2015. Here is what I found out. Read through please. 

Recap of What Happened

For those who haven't been following up the story. Godwin Ekpo Udoh was a tricyclist living with his wife, Comfort and four kids-two boys and two girls. They were happy even though they were low income earners. 

That was to change on September 16, 2015, when life as they knew it changed irreparably. He was shot by one Coporal Musefiu Aremu of the Isheri Oshun Police Division, at the Ijegun area of Lagos.

Not only was he shot in the jaw, tearing off his lower jaw, he also lost his wife and companion, Comfort. To crown it all, all these happened right in front of his kids. His sole crime was that he didn't give the policemen bribe. For that, he paid dearly and he is still paying. 

Present Ordeal 

At present, his kids-Mary, 12; Blessing, 9; Abraham, 7; and a year-old Elijah are now living with him. They are trying to begin life all over again. Now they have begun extra mural lessons so that they can catch up with their academics.

However, Udoh is yet to be gainfully employed so they live at the mercy of kindhearted people. Because of his shattered hand, he simply can't go back to driving a tricycle again. 

He also has to deal with the iron plate in his jaw, which has rendered him unable to eat solid foods and chew it. 

The Private Lessons

To enable the kids catch up after all they have lost, the father approached the Cornerstone Private School and they worked out a modality. They were assigned a teacher, who comes by every morning to take them to school to teach them and then bring them back home to continue the lessons. This is in preparatory to their starting a fresh session next year. 

The teacher, one Augustina Okechi said, "I started teaching them last month. They are trying now to pick up. When we started, their performance was very poor but they are picking up gradually."

His Expectations

According to him, his expectations from the police are- 1) health insurance because of the constant visit to the hospital.

2) A befitting burial for his wife because she is still at the morgue of Mainland Hospital at Yaba.

3) Scholarship for his kids.

4) Speedy prosecution of corporal Musefiu Aremu.  

On the Issue of Scholarship 

The police said they have penciled down the names of the four kids to join the new Nigerian Police Force Scholarship Scheme. A senior police officer who would not want to be mentioned said the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni was detailed by the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase to include their names.

This means that they would join the 320 other recipients of the scholarship scheme to enjoy free schooling up until university level. The scholarship scheme which the IG would unveil onWednesday, December 16, 2015, is for children of policemen and also children of policemen who have lost their lives in the course of duty. 

In the Spirit of Xmas To Help Udoh get back on his feet

Here are his account details.Those BV's who are looking for anyone to bless this Xmas,please reach out to this man.Thank you God bless.

1) GTB- Godwin Sunday Udoh -0017110629

2) Ecobank- Godwin Sunday Udoh- 5321029038

His Phone number is 08091102696