SEOF Donates to Displaced Victims in Taraba State
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- Published on 14 May 2014
As part of his efforts to ensure that the sufferings of the less privileged in society are alleviated, Sir Emeka Offor through the Sir Emeka Offor Foundation made donations to persons displaced by the attacks on people in Wukari Local Government Area (LGA) of Taraba State, Nigeria by Fulani Herdsmen.
A team from the LGA led by the leader of the Southern Taraba Elders Forum, Mr. Seth Philip was at the SEOF office in Abuja to receive the items. Members of the team include Rotarian Joshua Hassan, Col. Agbu Kefas (Rtd), Air Cdre Ibrahim Kefas (Rtd), Reverend Bulus and Mrs. Theresa Braimah.
Mr. Inno Anoliefo and Rosaline Agiamoh, both officials of Sir Emeka foundation were on ground to receive the representatives from Wukari LGA and handover the donated items.
Mr. Anoliefo in a good will message which he gave on behalf of Sir Offor, expressed his dismay and heartfelt sympathy at the unfortunate incident. He said that the Foundation will not stop its support to the community with only the items presented so far but will go on to donate educational and health materials.
The items donated include 600 bags of rice (50kg), 100 bags of beans (70kg), 600 cartons of Noodles, 300 packs of bottled water, 100 cartons of soap, 50 cartons of Dettol antiseptic and 44 family size packs of toilet paper.
The leader of the team, Mr. Seth Philip, acknowledging the receipt of the items, thanked Sir Emeka Offor and his Foundation for the kind gesture. Col. Agbu Kefas in a speech also thanked Sir Offor for the timely intervention and promised the donated items would be judiciously distributed. He called on other well-meaning Nigerians to emulate Sir Offor’s exemplary benevolence.