More Births In Flood Camp As Woman Gives Birth To Twins.

Another set of multiple births was recorded during the week at one of the relief camps for flood victims in Anambra State, bringing the number of multiple births in the relief camps in the state to three.

The Fr. Joseph Memorial High School, Aguleri, has witnessed the birth of two sets of triplets. The Chairman of the Transition Committee of Ogbaru Local Government, Mr. Steve Chukwuma, stated this on Friday when the Dozzy Group of Companies donated 3,000 bags of rice to victims of the flood disaster in Anambra State.

 

He said, “The twins were delivered at the Central School, Odekpe camp; another pregnant woman at the camp was also delivered of a single baby. But I cannot immediately recall the names of the new mothers.”

 

The chairman, who said he had never witnessed a flood of this magnitude, said the people were still counting their losses, and compiling facts and figures.

 

The Head, Human Resources and Administration of Dozzy, Mr. Chima Akuchie, who presented 200 bags rice to the camp management at Atani, Ogbaru Local Government Area, said the company wanted to identify with the victims in the time of their need.

 

He said the donations had also been taken to camps in Ihiala, Okija, Aguleri, Onitsha and Ogbaru. “As we discover more camps, we will take relief materials to them,” Akuchie said.

The Anglican Bishop of Ogbaru, the Rt. Rev. Samuel Ezeofor, who received the bags of rice on behalf of the relief camp committee, identified hunger as a major challenge to the displaced persons in camp.

 

He thanked Dozzy for the support and prayed God to bless the company more so that it would continue to render help to people that were in need.

 

The bishop dismissed reports of rape and diversion of relief materials in the relief camps as far as the Ogbaru camps were concerned.

 

He however said there was one case in which a consignment of relief materials being sent to Ogbaru was hijacked by other flood victims who told those bringing in the materials that the camps in Ogbaru had been cut off by the flood.