By Chioma Umeha
The Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) living
with disabilities in Yobe State have received some relief materials as well as
health support to improve their comfort.
A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), the
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Those who benefited from the gesture were the
cripples, blinds, lepers and the aged among other destitute totalling about 550
persons.
The essence was to carry the IDPs along in the
sharing of succour at this critical time of need, said the Programme Officer of
CBM in Yobe State, Mr Elisha Agagak.
Agagak observed that in the distribution of relief
materials, it has always been survival of the fittest as those living with
disabilities get to be under-served.
The CBM, which is said to have greatly improved
the lives of destitute and people with disabilities in Yobe State, also reached
out to the IDPs in the area of health.
A mental health physician, Dr. Charles Nwoga,
noted that the mission made the health support necessary, considering the fact
that most of them have severe mental challenges as a result of the insurgency.
The village head of Kukareta, Mr Bulama Lawan, who
spoke on behalf of the beneficiaries, commended the mission for the gesture.
Mr. Lawan said that it was the first time disabled
IDPs were being prioritised in the distribution of food and non-food items.
