BEVERLY HILLS, September 02, (THEWILL) – Mr James Iorhuna, manager of the camp hosting the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) displaced by the Makurdi flood, has decried the poor state of social and medical facilities at the camp.
Manager told the NAN on Saturday in Makurdi that the camp, located at the Makurdi International Market, was not habitable.
He particularly regretted that the camp had no food, mosquito nets, health facilities, mattresses and other essentials that could guarantee minimum comfort for the flood victims.
“Internal Displaced Persons (IDPs) faced with health challenges have no place for medical attention; with 450 households already registered here, there is an urgent need for more facilities,” he said.
“The IDPs have nothing to eat. They are still waiting for the relief materials promised by government. For now, everyone is helpless,” he said.
Also speaking, Mr Terwase Tarkende, an IDP, said that there was no facility “for the most minimum comfort”.
Tarkende said that his son, James, who took ill two days ago had been starving and without any medical attention due to lack of funds.
Another IDP, Mrs. Rosemary Audu, who is in the camp with her five children, complained of hunger.
“We have not seen food since we arrived the camp,” she said.
She appealed to the government to make immediate arrangements for feeding to avoid health complications arising from hunger.
THEWILL recalls that President Muhhamadu Buhari had ordered immediate response by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to the flood which has displayed about 110,000 persons.
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