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By Billy Graham Abel, Yola
AS part of the Nigerian Army’s Quick Impact Project in the North East, Chief of Army Staff, Lt.Gen. Tukur Buratai, yesterday, delivered assorted medical supplies and free medical treatment to over 1,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Fofure IDPs camp in Adamawa State.
Chief of Army Staff, represented by the Brigade Commander, 23 Armoured Brigade, Brig. Gen. Muhammed Bello said, said while the Nigerian Army remains committed to its duty of defending the nation, it had become imperative for him to identify with the victims of insurgency.
“These people are away from their homes with little or nothing to take care of themselves. We have come to felicilate with them on a New Year celebration so that they can know they are part of the society.”
The Executive Director of the Adamawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr. Abdullahi Belel commended the military for the effort, saying the free medical supplies would go a long way in making a difference in the life of the people who cannot afford basic health service.
“The gesture of the Nigerian Army will go a long way in strengthening the delivery and provision of healthcare to IDPs in the state.
“Since the insurgency, the military have been one of the basic frame of support to the primary healthcare agency which has been providing free medical services in local governments plagued by insurgency in the state helped by the military,” he said.
