The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar has directed the Medical Branch of the Nigerian Air Force to deploy more medical personnel and drugs to Makurdi, Benue state for the treatment of victims of the flood disaster that swept across the state recently.
Air Marshal Abubakar said the instruction was necessitated by the urgent need to complement the efforts of the Tactical Air Command (TAC), Nigerian Air Force, Makurdi, which had commence free medical services to the flood victims.
A statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information of the NAF, Air Commodore Olatokunbo Adesanya, noted that Benue state Governor, Chief Samuel Ortom, had sent a message of commendation to the NAF authority for promptly responding to the needs of the people.
Commodore Adesanya said: “The Air Officer Commanding (AOC) Tactical Air Command (TAC) of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Vice Marshal MA Idris today flagged off a medical assistance programme to meet the medical needs of the recent flood victims in Makurdi, Benue State.
“The AOC TAC said the commencement of the medical outpost 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.
“He further said that the NAF would be offering the medical treatment to the flood victims free of charge. In his remarks, the Executive Governor of Benue State, Chief (Dr) Samuel Ortom, thanked the NAF for its assistance.
“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 the NAF medical outpost programme kicked off today.
“The NAF also recently airlifted the Director General of the National Emergency Management Authority and other officials to Makurdi in response to a Presidential directive.
“Meanwhile, the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has directed the Medical Services Branch of the NAF to provide more drugs and deploy more medical personnel to complement the efforts of the Command, as might be required”.
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