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NGO Organises Trauma Healing Training For 90 IDPs ,Journalists, Others In Borno
NGO Organises Trauma Healing Training For 90 IDPs ,Journalists, Others In Borno
By Francis Okoye
Christian Solidarity Worldwide Nigeria ( CSW- N ) has organised a trauma healing training for 90 internally displaced persons ( IDPs) , human rights defenders ( HRD ) comprising Journalists, Lawyers, Pastors , teachers and catechists, in Maiduguri.
60 of the participants were IDPs who fled Gwoza local government area in 2014 when Boko Haram terrorists invaded their communities and declared Gwoza their caliphate before the Nigerian military liberated the local government from the terrorists.
The IDPs are till today in Maiduguri at CAN Centre IDPs camp where they have been living for the past 10 years following continuous attack in their community in Mandara mountain in Gwoza, where the terrorists are still hibernating.
30 of the other participants were human rights defenders comprising lawyers , Journalists, Pastors, teachers and catechists.
Speaking on the training which ended on Monday at the ST Patrick Catholic Church Social Centre in Maiduguri, the Executive Officer CSW-N, Rev Yunusa Nmadu Jnr, said the essence of the workshop is to develop resilience to the people who have gone through trauma in the Boko Haram insurgency.
He said the programme started with the human rights defenders for the fact they work with a lot of the victims of the Boko Haram insurgency, who are suffering from trauma of the crisis, being that it is very possible that they too would have secondary trauma because of the work they do.
” So we believe that apart from preparing them to be able to help others, we needed to also take them through how they can access cure for themselves to be able to withstand all they come across in the course of the work that input trauma on them,” Rev Nmadu Jnr said.
On the training of the 60 IDPs on trauma healing, Rev Nmadu who is the Secretary General of ECWA worldwide, noted that many people think that the greatest needs of the IDPs are money, food and the rest of such humanitarian provisions, but added that CSW- N have since after assessing them, discovered that they can be provided with those things , and yet they live in fear ,despair, timid and still have a lot of issues that could make them not to be integrated to the society.
” So the trauma healing workshop was organised by CSW-N to contribute to their lives of helping them to have resilience and bounce back to life ,because when they bounce back to life ,they can help themselves. Instead of only giving them fish ,we can teach them how to catch fish.
” So this is the reason we have come for them to have emotional healing and psychological wholeness. We are hoping that as we are able to access fund ,we will continue this kind of training to go beyond the number we have taken now.
” We took them out of their harsh and toxic environment and lodged them in a hotel within the five days of the workshop after training the human rights defenders for four days in order for them to have total healing and be accessible for the training.
” So we are hoping that not too long from now ,we will come back with food items for them, and see how we can tell their story to those who would want to help them,” he said.
NGO Organises Trauma Healing Training For 90 IDPs ,Journalists, Others In Borno
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Investments in circular economy have the potential to increase forex earnings- NESREA DG
Investments in circular economy have the potential to increase forex earnings- NESREA DG
By: Michael Mike
The Director General of National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), Prof. Innocent Barikor has affirmed that investments in the circular economy value chain have the potential to increase the country’s foreign exchange earnings.
Barikor made this statement recently during a meeting with the management of a plastic packaging recycling (rPET) company, Sonnex in Lagos.
He assured the team that the Nigerian government prioritizes circular economy, noting that the draft National Environmental (Plastic Waste Control) Regulations soon to be gazetted is one of the efforts to strengthen the legal framework for circular economy implementation in Nigeria.
He said: “Circular Economy falls under the Presidential priorities for the Federal Ministry of Environment, and the Minister is very keen on the success. Apart from tackling the problem of waste, green jobs have been created .
“The pellets and flakes you produce and export also generate foreign exchange. The Plastic Waste Control Regulations are awaiting official gazette and once gazetted, we would have connected the dots of the framework to implement circular economy in the plastic sector. We are deeply committed to ensuring the success of Circular Economy.”
Earlier, the Managing Director, Anil Mohinani intimated the NESREA boss on the process for the production of recycled PET bottles (rPET), whilst also highlighting the challenges faced by investors in the sector .
He listed some of the setbacks to include lack of a legal instrument to compel manufacturers in the food and beverage sector to embrace food-grade rPET, unfriendly policies by some foreign companies, and insufficient awareness .
“Europe and America create barriers to protect their international recycling business. There is unfair competition. In some countries such as Kenya, there is encouragement to invest in rPET recycling because there is a regulation in place,” he added.
Investments in circular economy have the potential to increase forex earnings- NESREA DG
ISWAP Terrorists Kill Hunters’ Leader in Borno
By: Zagazola Makama
Suspected ISWAP terrorists have killed the chairman of the hunters’ group in Garjang village, Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State.
Sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred at about 5 a.m. on Sunday.
The victim, identified as Habu Dala, 53, was abducted from his home by the terrorists, who took him through Mulharam to Forfot villages in Damboa LGA.
Villagers mobilised in search of Dala and later found his corpse bearing gunshot wounds.
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI, members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), and the hunters’ group visited the scene.
The remains were evacuated to the General Hospital, Damboa, where he was certified dead and later released to his family for burial in accordance with Islamic rites.
ISWAP Terrorists Kill Hunters’ Leader in Borno
Nine Injured in Kwali Farmers–Herders Clash
By: Zagazola Makama
Nine persons sustained machete injuries in a clash between Bassa farmers and Fulani herders in Gomoni Village, Kwali Area Council of the FCT.
Sources told Zagazola Makama that the fight, which broke out on Aug. 9 at about 3:30 p.m., followed alleged destruction of melon and maize farms belonging to the Bassa community by cattle.
It was gathered that the Nigeria army troops
along with joint team of operatives, and vigilantes were deployed to the scene following a distress call.
Six Bassa and three Fulani victims with varying degrees of machete cuts were taken to Rhema Foundation Hospital, Kwali, for treatment.
Authorities confirmed that the situation had been brought under control and normalcy restored, while investigation was ongoing.
Nine Injured in Kwali Farmers–Herders Clash
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