From Uche Nnorom, Makurdi
Benue State Government said the humanitaritan situation of Internallly Displaced Persons (IDPs) are ‘overwhelming’.
Executive Secretary, State Emergency Management Agency Sir James Iorpuu who said this on Monday while speaking with newsmen during the distribution of food and non food items to IDPs, intimated that there are more displacement especially in crisis areas of Jootar, Ayati and Afia in Ukum local government area.
He averred that so far, there are 17 IDP camps, adding that biometrics are still ongoing to ascertain the total number of IDPs in the State.
The Executive Secretary said materials are also distributed to Rehabilitation center as well as Special School for the needy in Vandeikya, the Governor’s area.
Amongst the items distributed include, 4,200 bags of 25kg of rice, 2,810 bags of 25kg Beans, 2,370 bags of garri, 2,155 cartons of Indomie, 324 cartons of 25kg of groundnut oil,191 litres of palm oil, 433 cartons of Maggi, 463 bags of salt, 466 bags of sugar, adding that NEMA donated 600 pieces of wrappers to women, 200 men’s wears to 14 camps, 150 mattresses, 300 children’s wears, 200 cooking pots and 200 blankets.
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