Two deaths have so far been recorded in the relief camps provided for flood victims in Edo State, the News Agency of Nigeria reported on Thursday.
NAN also reported that the displaced persons sleep on bare floor six days after they arrived in the camps.
The News Agency of Nigeria
reports that the situation in the eight camps located in the Etsako
Central and Etsako East local government areas of Edo was calm, the
victims have appealed to government and public-spirited individuals for
assistance.
Commissioner for Health, Dr Cordilia
Awieze, who confirmed the deaths, said an outbreak of chickenpox had
been reported in the camps.
Awieza said efforts were being made by the state government to ensure that the displaced persons live well in the camps.
She said that from the N100m the state
government provided, relief materials for the victim, drugs had also
been bought and distributed to the camps.
NAN reports that four days
after the government ordered the release of the money for the purchase
of relief materials, only drugs were purchased and supplied to the
camps.
The victims complained that they fed
themselves from the little items and money they brought from their homes
until the National Emergency Management Agency supplied them with
foodstuffs two days ago.
One of the victims, Amos Adodo, told NAN,
“With the little assistance from the Etsako Central Local Government
Council, we have been feeding ourselves since we arrived in the camp.
“This is until two days ago when we got
bags of rice, beans, garri, gallons of groundnut oil, palm oil,
beverages among others from NEMA.
“We are yet to see anything from the state government apart from the drugs and ambulances that moved around.
“Aside from some of us who came with
mattresses and mats, majority of us still sleep on bare floor since we
arrived the camp last week Tuesday.”
Another victim, Mr Yakubu Illia,
appealed to government to supply them with consumables, sleeping mats,
mattresses and other items that would make them comfortable in the
camps.
A NAN correspondent, who went
round the camps reports that the council where the camps are located had
provided conveniences for the victims.
