Few weeks ago there is a kidnapping report from Kogi Sate of a Missionary Phylis Sortor, a passionate woman who has dedicated her life to help the Emiworo Community. Success Nwogu writes on how the American educationist, Phylis Sortor, who was abducted and has been released, touched lives in Emiworo, her community in Kogi State
Emiworo is a small community which sits 30 kilometers between Ajaokuta and Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. A sleepy town, Emiworo would have been covered up by hills and mountains surrounding it but the town embraced civilisation through education. One of the missionaries to have visited the town was Phyllis Sortor, who founded Hope Academy in Emiworo.
A school of 400 pupils in its nursery, primary and junior secondary arms, the ambience of the school is inviting and devoid of disturbances from the town. Sortor, through the Hope Academy and Hope Extension, runs educational services for some schools in Kogi and Akwa Ibom states.