Over 4,000 Households Displaced as Violence Escalates in Benue; ActionAid Launches Emergency Relief
Over 4,000 Households Displaced as Violence Escalates in Benue; ActionAid Launches Emergency Relief
Ongoing violence in Benue State has forced more than 4,000 families from their homes, with several casualties reported in attacks affecting communities in Kwande, Gwer West, and Katsina-Ala Local Government Areas.
In a swift humanitarian response, ActionAid Nigeria, with backing from the START Network, has rolled out emergency support to the impacted areas. The relief package includes:
Cash-based financial assistance
Essential non-food relief supplies
Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services
This intervention is designed to provide immediate relief and strengthen the coping capacity of displaced individuals and communities facing hardship.
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Sam Udekwe is a journalist working in the News and Current Affairs department, Enugu State Broadcasting Service (ESBS) Enugu. He is well trained in all genres of journalistic venture.
Mr Sam read Mass Communication, graduating all with Distinction in National Diploma, Higher National Diploma and Postgraduate Diploma at IMT, Enugu and Madonna University, Okija, Anambra state, while he is presently on his M.Sc programme also in Mass Communication, at National Open University of Nigeria.
He was the NUJ Chairman, Enugu state who handed over to the Caretaker Committee currently in the Council.
samowailo@gmail.com
