THE AREWA CONSULTATIVE FORUM HAS CONDEMNED THE RECENT ATTACKS ON DEFENCELESS COMMUNITIES IN PLATEAU STATE, RESULTING IN SCORES OF DEATHS, INCLUDING CHILDREN.(PHOTO)..

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  The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has voiced deep sorrow over the recent wave of terrifying attacks by terror groups on defenseless communities in Plateau State, which claimed numerous lives, including those of children, in a tragic escalation of violence. In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Tukur Muhammad-Baba, the ACF called on the Federal Government to fulfill its constitutional duty to safeguard the lives and property of Nigerians. The forum stressed the urgent need to halt the recurring attacks and killings not only in Plateau State but also across the Northern region and other parts of the country. The ACF urged the government to declare a state of security emergency in vulnerable, banditry-plagued areas and to implement robust early-warning and early-response mechanisms, involving local community members to prevent further bloodshed. "The killing spree on the Plateau must be stopped immediately, and peace must return to the State," the stateme...

NAF PROVIDES MEDICAL SUCCOUR TO 3 COMMUNITIES ATTACKED BY BANDITS IN KADUNA STATE.{PHOTOS}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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     The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) yesterday, 5 March 2020, commenced a 3-day medical outreach to the Kerawa, Mubale and Marina Communities in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, that were affected by recent armed banditsā€™ attack. The outreach is being conducted in furtherance of the NAFā€™s efforts to relieve the plight of inhabitants of the 3 communities by meeting their healthcare needs.
The Medical Team from the 461 NAF Hospital Kaduna, led by its Commander, Group Captain Ahmed Saidu, while on a visit to one of the Community Heads before the commencement of the exercise, stated that the outreach was being conducted at the instance of the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, as part of the NAFā€™s Civil-Military relations efforts aimed at wining the hearts and minds of the people in the affected communities. The Commander said, apart from the medical services that would be provided at the venue, critical cases would be referred to the NAF Hospital in Kaduna for further treatment.
In his response, the Community Head of Kerawa, Alhaji Ibrahim Adamu, expressed appreciation to the NAF for coming to the aid of his community by promptly responding on the day of the attack through air strikes which had saved the community from further mayhem. He also thanked the CAS for the medical support which, he said, would go a long way in addressing the healthcare challenges of the affected communities.
Beneficiaries, who trooped out in their numbers to benefit from the exercise, expressed their joy to the NAF, stating that the gesture was a display of love by a Service that has the interest of the public at heart. Medical services being provided include general medical, optical and dental check-ups as well as provision of prescription eyeglasses and conduct of health talks. Others are deworming and immunization of children and distribution of insecticide-treated mosquito nets to pregnant women and nursing mothers.
IBIKUNLE DARAMOLA
Air Commodore
Director of Public Relations and Information
Nigerian Air Force.
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