Assistant Controller General of Customs, Azarema Abdulkadiri, disclosed this when he led members of the committee on a courtesy visit to Governor Godwin Obaseki at Government House, Benin City.
Noting that the donation marked the fifth round of distribution of relief materials to the IDPs in the state, Abdulkadiri said that the materials include, “10,653 bags of 50kg of rice; 33 cartoons of 400mg tin of tomato paste; 1,232 cartoons of 70mg of tomato paste; 210 pieces of five litre galloons of vegetable oil and 40 pieces of two litre bottles of vegetable oil.”
Other items, Abdulkadiri noted, include: “5,822 small cartoons of Lucozade boost drinks; 993 cartoons of Eva soap; 4 cartoons of liquid soap; 11 cartoons of tablet soap; 329 bales of second hand clothes and 2,159 pieces of shoes.”
“The judicious distribution of the materials by officials in the camp would have tremendous impact on the lives of the IDPs,” he added.
Governor Obaseki, who lauded the efforts of President Muhammadu Buhari in providing succor to the IDPs, urged the committee to include returnees who are victims of human trafficking in their programme of distribution.
He said, “One of the challenges the state government is dealing with is the resettling and reintegration programme for 3,000 returnees who are victims of human trafficking. We are expecting about 6,000 others.”
Obaseki assured the committee that the state government would ensure equitable distribution of the relief materials to the IDPs.
He urged the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to also ensure that materials donated were properly stored to prevent damage.
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