The Edo State Government announced scholarships for the three children of the late Brigadier General Oseni Omoh Braimah, who was killed by suspected Boko Haram militants in Borno State. Braimah, an indigenes of Edo, served as commander of the 29 Task Force Brigade, a Joint Military Task Force base in Benisheik on the 132‑kilometre Maiduguri‑Damaturu road. He and other officers died on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, during an attack on the 29 Task Force in Benisheikh, Kaga Local Government Area. Their bodies were interred a week later, on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at the Maimalari Cantonment Cemetery in Maiduguri, in the presence of senior military and government officials.
Okpebholo, speaking for the Edo administration, said the scholarships fulfil a moral duty and reflect responsible governance. The beneficiaries are Farida Hussain‑Braimah, 18, a first‑year Software Engineering student at Nile University, Abuja; Amir Hussain‑Braimah, 16, a senior secondary student at Olumawu Senior School, Abuja; and Yasmeen Hussain‑Braimah, 12, a junior secondary pupil at Olumawu Junior Secondary School, Abuja. The governor affirmed that the state will sustain the children's education throughout their academic journeys, linking the programme to the education pillar of the SHINE Agenda.
Okpebholo urged other state governments and private sector actors to replicate the scheme for families of military personnel who die in service. In Borno, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum disclosed a N50 million donation to the families of Brigadier General Braimah and seven other fallen officers and soldiers.
Edo Governor's decision to fund the education of Braimah's children is a tangible expression of the SHINE Agenda's human‑capital focus. By converting a symbolic gesture into concrete scholarships, the administration moves beyond rhetoric to measurable support for a family that lost its primary breadwinner.
The move arrives against a backdrop of persistent Boko Haram attacks that have claimed numerous lives, including Braimah's on April 8, 2026. Providing uninterrupted schooling to the three children not only honors the fallen officer's sacrifice but also cushions the economic shock that often follows the loss of a household's main earner.
For the Braimah children, the scholarships guarantee access to higher education and secondary schooling without financial strain, a benefit that could translate into long‑term stability for the family. Other families of security personnel may look to this model as a template for state‑backed assistance.
If more states emulate Edo's approach, the practice could evolve into a broader safety‑net for military families, reinforcing morale among troops and signaling a collective responsibility toward those who serve the nation.
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