Air force deploys medical aid to Benue flood victims

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Monday inaugurated medical assistance programme to meet the medical needs of the recent flood victims in Makurdi, Benue.

Olatokunbo Adesanya, director of public relations and information, NAF headquarters, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja.

According to Adesanya, the programme was inaugurated by MA Idris, the air officer commanding (AOC) tactical air command (TAC) of NAF.

He said the programme was part of the command’s corporate social responsibility and was borne out of the desire to contribute to the medical needs of the flood victims.

Adesanya said Benue governor Samuel Ortom thanked the air force for its assistance to the state, especially in the area of humanitarian services in the country.

“A few days ago, following a downpour, many houses in Makurdi were submerged in flood water.

“The persons affected by the flood were rendered homeless and several medical casualties were recorded.

“Thousands of victims of the flood were accommodated at the Makurdi International Market, where NAF medical outpost programme was inaugurated,” he quoted Ortom as saying.

The director recalled that NAF also recently transported the director general of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), and other officials to Makurdi in response to a presidential directive.

Meanwhile, Sadique Abubakar, the chief of air staff, has directed the medical services branch of NAF to provide more drugs and deploy more medical personnel to complement the efforts of the command.