Nigerian Diocese Reaches Out to Hundreds of Female Victims of Boko Haram Insurgency

“We are going to be distributing 150,000.00 Naira (US$167.00) to every woman and girl who constitute the 300 beneficiaries,” the Catholic Church leader who has been at the helm of Yola Diocese since his Episcopal Consecration in April 2011 explained.

He continued, “It is our hope that this money will be used judiciously by the beneficiaries to better their lives and to give them another reason to live a normal life despite all that they must have gone through in the hands of these terrorists called Boko Haram.”

Also speaking during the January 19 event, one of the Beneficiaries, Justina Williams, said, “I want to thank all those who made this donation possible; this is like a relief for us since we lost everything to insurgency; this is a lifeline for us to pick up our lives and start again with a new hope.”

“We pray that God will continue to provide for our benefactors so that they can reach out to other victims of Boko Haram like us,” Justina implored.

Another Beneficiary, Betrolina Daniel, promised to use the money to improve her existing business.

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“I will reinvest it to better my business and I want to say a big thank you to all the people who brought this help to us and pray that God will continue to bless them,” Betrolina said.

Abah Anthony John is a Nigerian Journalist with great enthusiasm and interest for Catholic Church Communication and Media Apostolate. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Mass Communication from Benue State University, Makurdi, Benue State Nigeria. He has vast experience in Print,  Electronic and Multi-Media Production.