From Joseph Uchenna, in Makurdi
The Benue Investment and Property Company Limited BIPC, on Tuesday donated 500 loaves of BIPC Bread and 1,000 bags of sachet water to victims displaced by the recent deadly attack on Yelwata community in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State.
The Group Managing Director of BIPC, Dr. Raymond Asemakaha , in conpany of top management and staff, donated these items to the internally displaced persons, IDPs camp located at the International Market along George Akume Way, and also pledged that the donation would be sustained every three days.
Said he, “We are here to stand in solidarity with you and share in your pain. We will continue to bring bread and water every three days for as long as you remain here. You are not alone.
“The Governor we have, the one that is doing everything possible to restore peace so that people will go back to their homes will not allow the enemy to succeed.
“We feel your pains. Nobody will be happy to wake up and see that his family members, friends are killed, houses burnt into ashes and everything destroyed.
“We just came here with a little token of 500 loaves of bread and 1000 bags of water today. This will continue three times every week.
“We just want you to know that we are part of your pains and part of what you are going through.”
In his remark, the Permanent Secretary of the Benue State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Sir James Iorpuu, represented by the head of operations, Dr. Donald komgbenda expressed appreciation for the donation.
He revealed that the camp is currently housing 3,078 internally displaced persons across 1,277 households, comprising 1,057 males and 2,027 women and children.
The humanitarian gesture comes days after the massacre in Yelwata, where scores of people were reportedly killed in a violent attack.
