Agency Report
By Muhammand Tijjani
The Nigerian Air Force (NAN), on Tuesday offered free medical treatment to over 2,000 people of the Hayin Banki community in Kaduna North Local Government area of Kaduna State.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the outreach was a collaboration between NAF Air Training Command with 461 NAF Hospitals in Kaduna.
NAN also reports that the outreach was part of NAF@59 Anniversary.
The Commander, 462 Hospital, Group Capt. Ahmad Sa’idu, said the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) would be 59 years old within the week.
He noted that in that light, the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, found it necessary to touch the lives of host communities of NAF.
Sa’idu said the CAS tasked all the commands to carry out a one-day medical outreach in their areas of responsibilities.
He said that the Air Officer Commanding, tasked the Hospital Air in Kaduna to conduct the medical outreach.
He further said that they would conduct medical examinations which will cover eye checks and even operate some of them who have cataracts and also issue mosquito nets to prevent malaria.
According to him, the exercise is aimed at winning the hearts and minds of the inhabitants of the community, adding that the Air Force conducts operations in various theaters.
He said the exercise was estimated to cover over 2,000 people.
NAN report that some of free medical care offers included Clinical consultation, Eye checks, Dental checks, HIV, Malaria testing, deworming and distribution of treated mosquito nets among others. (NAN)
Reps beg UK court to pity Ekweremadu after conviction for organ trafficking
Ekweremadu, his wife, Beatrice, and their doctor, Obinna Obeta, will be sentenced on May 5.
The House of Representatives has appealed for leniency from the United Kingdom government over the sentencing of former deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu, for organ harvesting.
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This followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance by Rep. Toby Okechukwu (PDP-Enugu) at a plenary in Abuja on Tuesday titled.
Presenting the motion, Okechukwu said Ekweremadu acted based on his limited knowledge of the UK laws, stressing that he must have learnt the bitter lessons.
"Ekweremadu acted within his limited knowledge of the UK laws and did write to the UK High Commission to support the medical visa application for the potential donor and did declare the purpose of the trip.
"Ekweremadu and his wife acted under the natural instincts of parents to save an ailing daughter, and not for commercial purposes," he said.
He said it was a common practice in international relations for nations, including the UK, to seek relief for their citizens involved in situations such as that of the Ekweremadus.
"I want to ask my honourable colleagues, Mr Speaker, to bring the full weight of this parliament, both formally and informally and ask the British Government to remember the long-term relations we have had with them," he said.
In his remarks, the Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, said Ekweremadu could still find justice before God and man, pleading with the UK government to consider the noble acts of Ekweremadu and temper justice with mercy.
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