Abuja, 06 March, 2024 / 8:50 pm (ACI Africa).
Catholics residing in pastoral areas created by Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja after they were displaced by Boko Haram Insurgency in the North Eastern part of the country have appealed for support, through the Archbishop, to rebuild their lives.
Led by their representative Mr. Dauda Joseph, the delegation from Christ the King Pastoral areas within Wassa camps in Abuja met Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama on March 2 at Our Lady Queen of Nigeria Pro-Cathedral Area Garki. The meeting, they said, was to channel their request for agricultural inputs, through the Archbishop, to the Nigerian government.
Mr Dauda relayed his gratitude to the Archbishop for creating the pastoral areas, saying, “We thank you very much for helping us to continue in our faith after fleeing from our ancestral homes in Maiduguri due to the insurgency in that region.”
He said, “Most of us in the camps are peasant farmers and are willing to pick up the pieces of our lives by continuing our farming activities. We appeal to you to help us reach out to the Federal Ministry of Agriculture to assist us with farming inputs.”
He said the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) served by the archdiocese need improved seeds, fertilizers, pesticide, herbicides and other tools that he said are vital for cultivating crops and ensuring food security.
