JALINGO – The TY Danjuma Foundation on Friday donated relief materials to over
2000 victims of insurgency in the North-East who are staying at various camps
in Jalingo, Taraba.
The relief materials include: blankets, soap, instant noodles, bags of
rice, and tubers of yam.
The Executive Director of the foundation, Dr Etta Akin-Aina, said
while distributing the materials to the victims that the gesture was to alleviate their suffering.
“The UNHCR estimates that since 2013, Boko Haram attacks have
displaced 470,000 people from north eastern Nigeria.
“This foundation believes that every displaced person, especially
those living in camps, has the right to dignity, protection, security
and reestablishment of his means of livelihood.
It is our hope that this small token that we brought here today will show
our solidarity, and will attract other institutions and Nigerians of
goodwill to take all the necessary measures to stem further
hostilities,” she said.
Responding on behalf of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at Gulum Clinic, the Ward Head of Mayo
Dassa, Mr David Saba, said he accommodated the victims
because they were in dire need of help.
He urged the state government and other well meaning Nigerians to assist
the victims with more relief materials.(NAN)
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