Nigerian Air Force carry out massive surgical operations on 420 Internally Displaced Persons, in Borno State

  As part of its gesture to alleviate the medical challenges of displaced persons in the North East, the Nigerian Air Force NAF, has carried out massive surgical operations on 420 Internally Displaced Persons, in Borno State.

   The Director, Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Adetokunbo Adesanya, who made this known, said the medical intervention which was on the order of the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Sadiq Abubakar, lasted for three weeks and was  held at Dalori, Bama and Banki IDP camps.

  Adesanya, in a statement, said a total of 26 patients were operated for herniorrhaphies, 15 for hydrocelectomies and 5 each for laparotomies and lipoma excision, while patients with very severe conditions were airlifted to the Field Theatre by NAF helicopters, adding that no life was lost throughout the exercise.

   Meanwhile, the Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has directed the Sokoto State Emergency Management Agency to quickly deliver relief materials to victims of rainstorm which wreaked havoc at Illela, Araba, Gati and surrounding villages in Illela Local Government Area of the state.