Red Cross promises to facilitate relocation of displaced persons

Gbenga Bada 17:05 - 08 May 2016

Kenya Red Cross rescuers evacuate a woman from the rubble of a six-storey building that collapsed last Friday after days of heavy rain, in Nairobi, Kenya May 5, 2016.

Buba assured that the society will continue to partner with government and other humanitarian organisations to improve the lives of the people.

The Nigeria Red Cross Society on Sunday said it would provide necessary humanitarian services to facilitate the relocation and resettlement of victims of insurgency.

The Secretary of the society in Yobe, Mr Zabu Buba, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Damaturu.

``As we celebrate the World Red Cross day today, the society in Yobe is dedicated to providing humanitarian assistance to victims of disaster across the state.

``In Yobe, we will work to contribute to the relocation of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) back home.

``The Red Cross is dedicated to the safe return of the displaced persons, their resettlement and rehabilitation process," he said.

The secretary urged people to assist one another for the development of the state, adding, ``we have commenced educating people on the need to be our brothers’ keeper."

Buba assured that the society will continue to partner with government and other humanitarian organisations to improve the lives of the people.