1. The
Nigerian Air Force (NAF), in furtherance of its humanitarian support to victims
of the Boko Haram insurgency, has established another field hospital to cater
for the healthcare needs of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Bama. The
latest facility makes the second field hospital to be established by the NAF in
Borno State to cater for IDP needs, with the first being in Dalori IDP Camp.
The Bama IDP Camp, before now, had been in dire need of additional medical
facilities as the only medical outfit established by UNICEF was already
overstretched and lacking the requisite facilities and manpower to adequately
cater for over 9,450 IDPs in the Camp. The establishment of the new NAF
Emergency Hospital is expected to ease these challenges as well as alleviate
the sufferings of the IDPs while the Federal Government perfects the plans for
their return to their villages.
2. The
purpose of the NAF humanitarian efforts is to endear the victims and gain their
support for the NAF, and by so doing to acquire the necessary intelligence
needed to successfully prosecute the on-going counter insurgency and counter
terrorism operations.
3. The
new 35-bed hospital was commissioned by His Excellency the Executive Governor
of Borno State, Alhaji Kassim Shettima who lauded the initiative, describing it
as another measure by the NAF to save lives aside its fighting to protect them.
Meanwhile the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Mshl Sadique Abubakar has said that
the NAF will continue to do everything within its ambit to provide necessary
assistance towards addressing the challenges facing the IDPs.
4. You are please required to disseminate this information in your
mass media for the awareness of the general public. Thank you for your usual
support and cooperation.
AYODELE FAMUYIWA
Group Captain
Director of Public
Relations &
Information
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