By Akeem Lawal
SUPER Eagles and Leicester City duo of Ahmed Musa and Wilfred
Ndidi took time out on Thursday to pay a visit to Braunstone Community Primary
School in UK and lift spirits among their young pupils after the school was
vandalised earlier this year.
The premises were discovered to have been broken into
with windows smashed and possessions stolen from classrooms on Monday January 2
2017. With a playing area reserved for nursery children also being damaged,
teaching staff worked around the clock to clean up the debris left by those
responsible.
The repair bills are estimated to have cost in excess of
£10,000 and children also missed out on valuable teaching time as the clean-up
operation was completed. PC Tom White, however, stepped in to arrange for two
of City’s stars to visit on Thursday to sign autographs and pose for
photographs.
The Foxes pair were guests of honour at assembly before a
tour of each classroom - to make sure they met every single pupil.
Speaking to LCFC TV, Ndidi admitted it was pleasing to
see smiles back on the pupils’ faces: “When I heard the news, I said 'wow'. I
was sad but I am happy now that the kids are happy. They are cheering, they
have smiles on their faces and it gives me joy. It is important because most of
them look up to the guys so I am happy.”
Musa, meanwhile, shared Ndidi's delight that the facilities
had been restored and emphasised the importance of the Club maintaining its
bond with its youngest supporters.
“It is difficult
to believe,” the 24-year-old said. “It is very sad to hear that. I don’t think
that such a thing has to happen. Finally, they are back in school and very
happy to be back. It is very nice to see the children are happy. It is
important for us to see them and show we care.”
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