AF flags off 3-day special outreach to Kuta community in Shiroro, in Niger
The
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has embarked on a 3-day special medical and
surgical outreach at Kuta Community in Shiroro Local Government Area
(LGA) of Niger State. The medical outreach, which commenced today, 3
February 2020, is aimed at ameliorating the hardship currently being
experienced by the people as a result of bandits’ attacks. The medical
outreach, which is an initiative of the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS),
Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, is led by the Director of Public Health
and Humanitarian Services, NAF, Group Captain Ali Tanko. For the 3 days,
the NAF Medical Team will offer free medical services such as general
medical check-ups, surgeries, dental services as well as treatment of
malaria. Other medical services that would be offered during the
exercise include free visual acuity checks and provision of prescription
eyeglasses, deworming of children, distribution of treated mosquito
nets and counseling. Flagging-off
of the medical outreach, the Guest of Honour, the Executive Governor of
Niger State, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello, who was represented by the
Special Adviser on Security Matters, Brigadier General Ndagulu Imam
(retired), thanked the CAS and the entire NAF for the continued
contributions towards the restoration of normalcy in the affected
communities as well as their concern for the welfare and healthcare
needs of the Internally Displace Persons (IDPs) in the area. The
Representative of the Governor added that the NAF, through the Commander
013 Quick Response Force (QRF) Minna, had greatly helped to improve the
security situation in the area, while noting that the response time of
NAF troops to distress calls was quite commendable. He further stated
that the people as well as the leadership of Niger State appreciate the
CAS for the kind gesture and urged the people of Kuta community to
embrace the opportunity in order to derive maximum benefits from the
outreach.
Earlier in his
remarks, the Chairman of Shiroro LGA, Honourable Suleiman Dauba
Chikuba, who was also full of appreciation for the NAF’s gesture, noted
that the outreach had renewed the hope of his people for a better
tomorrow. The people of Kuta Community, who trooped out in large numbers
for the exercise, also individually expressed their gratitude to the
NAF for the free medical services.
The
flag-off ceremony was witnessed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of
Health Niger State, Dr Joseph Kolo; the District Head of Kuta, Alhaji
Garba Bangajiya, represented by Alhaji Saidu Galadima as well as the
Special Adviser on Rural Development, Niger State, Hajiya Hadiza Kuta,
amongst other dignitaries.
