Human Rights Groups Donate to Flood Victims in Anambra State

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The Human Rights, Liberty Access, and Peace Defenders' Foundation (HURIDE) and the South East Campaign for Democracy (CD) have donated 50 bags of rice to flood victims at an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State. The groups called on other public-spirited individuals, organizations, and churches to come to the aid of the displaced persons. The Executive Director of HURIDE, Dede Uzor, criticized the federal and state governments for making empty promises to the victims, urging them to take concrete steps to help.

Key Takeaways:

  • HURIDE and CD donated 50 bags of rice to flood victims at an IDP camp in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State.
  • The groups called on other public-spirited individuals, organizations, and churches to come to the aid of the displaced persons.
  • Dede Uzor, Executive Director of HURIDE, criticized the federal and state governments for making empty promises to the victims.
  • Uzor urged the governments to take concrete steps to help the victims, including providing food, medical care, and post-flooding resettlement.
  • The IDP camp has been described as "dicey and pathetic" by the chairman of Flood Relief Committee of the Ogbaru Local Government, Mr. Ben Ogochukwu Nwasike.
  • Most of the displaced persons are farmers whose farmlands, crops, homes have been submerged and washed away.

Statistics:

  • 50 bags of rice donated by HURIDE and CD to flood victims in Ogbaru Local Government Area.
  • The IDP camp in Ogbaru Local Government Area has been described as "dicey and pathetic" by the chairman of Flood Relief Committee.

Sources:

  • "The Human Rights, Liberty Access and Peace Defenders' Foundation (HURIDE)"
  • "Uzor, Dede, Executive Director of HURIDE"
  • "Ben Ogochukwu Nwasike, Chairman of Flood Relief Committee of the Ogbaru Local Government"