HUMANITARIAN MINISTER VISITS YELEWATA ATTACK SURVIVORS, PLEDGES FG SUPPORT.

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has visited survivors of the June 13 Yelewata attack in Makurdi, Benue State. 

Speaking at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) temporary camp, Yilwatda assured that the Federal Government, under President Bola Tinubu's directive, will conduct a comprehensive data assessment of the victims and their community to provide effective and efficient response.

According to him, the needs assessment will include both humanitarian and development components, focusing on quality education, healthcare facilities, and infrastructure destroyed during the attack.

The Minister also flagged off the distribution of blended and enriched flour nutrition supplements for malnourished children in IDP camps, as part of the federal government's partnership with ECOWAS.

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