From Tom Garba, Yola
Some internal displaced persons (IDPs), women in this case who, had some months ago, received training on how to produce some domestics essentials products like Soap, Body lotion, Balm, Cushions and perfumes, have launched the production activities in Adamawa.
The UNFPA, in collaboration with the Adamawa State Ministry of Women Affairs, trained over 25 IDPs women to be self-reliant towards their exiting the IDPs camp.
The trained women showcased their products when officials of the Adamawa Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) visited the camp to fulfil a pledge made by their comptroller-general to support the IDPs on behalf of the minister of Interior.
The state commandant of the NSCDC, Mohammed Durimi Iya, representing the Comptroller-General, Abdullahi Gana, supported the Malkohi camp with 20 bags of rice and 5 cans of 25ltr of groundnut oil.
He commended the women for being hardworking and exhibiting high level of brilliancy to learn within the shortest possible time, attesting that their products are part of the best in the market.
Iya bought many of the products to support the women.
He revealed that NSCDC was one of the security agencies in the country that first took on the fight against insurgents, assuring that the NSCDC would continue to protect Nigerians from Boko Haram attacks.
Iya also said that training of NSCDC would soon start in Jaji, Kaduna State, preparatory to returning to the theatre of war against Boko Haram.
The camp manager, Mr Samaila Ibrahim, said the desire of other women to learn the trade was very high, as such there were plans to re-launch the training programme.
He call on donor agencies to support the proposed training programme.
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