The Tiv Area
Traditional Council (TATC) has opened a Relief Fund Account for spirited
individuals and donor agencies to make donations for the welfare of Internall
y
Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Benue State.
This was
contained in a communiqué issued at the end of an emergency meeting by its
secretary, Mr. Shinyi Tyozua and press secretary, Mr. Godwin Ber, in Makurdi.
According to
the statement, the account number is 0059779671 and is domiciled with the Union
Bank of Nigeria.‘’This account is opened specifically for the people who may
find it more convenient to send in cash donations to assist the victims,’’ the
statement stated.
It appealed
to donor agencies and spirited individuals home and abroad to come to the aid
of the victims.The document also called on the National Emergency Management
Agency (NEMA) to send relief materials to assist people that lost their homes,
farms and other valuables.
It further
urged the Federal Government to take proactive measures against attacks, just
as the people were enjoined not to take the law into their hands.
The council
commended Governor Samuel Ortom and the State Security Council for steps taken
so far to restore sanity. It also commiserated with the affected families.
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