63 children and six pregnant women rescued....SEE PHOTO

Firstclass newsline learnt that more rescued victims from insurgents
in Sambisa Forest were still being expected from the Nigerian Army, as
the Federal Government in conjunction with humanitarian experts from
the United Nations were working hard to help reintegrate the women and
children with their respective families.
NEMA's Senior Information Officer, Mr. Sani Datti, confirmed to our
correspondent on Sunday that the rescued victims were being catered
for in various camps by the agency and the UN.
He noted that the UN Resident Coordinator in Nigeria, Daouda Toure,
and NEMA's Director-General, Sani Sidi, assured the rescued women and
children of social, psychological and health supports before they
reintegrated with their families.
The duo made the pledge when they interacted with internally displaced
persons at Malkohi Camp, Yola.
Sidi said the agency had engaged tailors to sew at least five sets of
clothes for each of the rescued women and children, as most of them
came with only the clothes they wore.
The NEMA boss said a mobile clinic had been deployed for medical
screening to identify those who needed treatment, while the agency in
collaboration with UN agencies had mobilised a team of experts in
psycho- trauma counselling and medical doctors to provide all the
necessary medical care to the rescued.
He said most of the rescued children were severely malnourished and
had eye infections.
Taure told the rescued women and children that the world and their
families had missed them but the UN agencies would support the
Nigerian government in providing their needs to facilitate their
reintegration with their communities.
He said the UN had directed all its relevant agencies to provide all
the needed assistance and support to them.
According to NEMA, infant feeding, children's clothes, diapers and
sanitation items were provided to 21 nursing mothers.
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