The Founder, Home for the Needy, which houses over 4,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Edo State, Pastor Solomon Folorunsho, on Friday, appealed to Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum, to come to the aid of IDPs in the camp. The camp, which plays host to displaced victims of Boko Haram insurgency from Borno State, is located in Ohogua, Ovia North-East local government area of Edo State. Folorunsho, while speaking to journalists on the heels of the recent successes achieved by the Home of the Needy IDPs Camp, said the facility has successfully sponsored the graduation of five medical doctors who recently graduated from Edo State University, Iyamho, with distinctions.
He lamented that several letters and attempts to draw the attention of the Borno State government to support the educational needs of the insurgency victims have not yielded any positive response as the camp rely on the generosity of Nigerians and organisations for survival. Recall that of the IDPs, Amos Ishiaku, who received a fully funded PhD scholarship, is presently studying at the University of IIIinois, Chicago, USA. He said, “A lot of people don’t know that from the era of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole as the state governor up til now, we have reintegrated and reunited about 7,000 persons.
There was a time we were working with the Red Cross on this. There were others we did by ourselves. Most of them are in different families and communities.
Most of those that are here are orphans and widows. “H.
