NGO Arrives In Benin To Present Scholarship To Stowaway Boy

De RAUFs, an NGO owned by the Governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola which has shown interest in the welfare of the Arik Air stowaway boy Daniel visited the Benin City Government House, on Tuesday.

Represented by Yinka Muyiwa, head of legal team, De RAUFs said it came to Edo State to reaffirm the scholarship it earlier gave Daniel to continue his education up to university level.
According to Muyiwa, who spoke to journalists, "the boy did not commit any offence and as such should not be detained any longer."
He said, "the boy had to do what he did because the system failed him. There was no crime involved in what he did as far as we are concerned."