NAN-H-90
Outreach
By Martha Agas
Jos, Jan 20, 2017(NAN) No fewer than 41 inmates of the Jos prison have benefited from a medical outreach organised by a women group, Medical Women Association of Nigeria, Plateau chapter.
According to Mr Luka Ayedoo, spokesman of the Plateau Prisons Command, some inmates had surgical operations on herniarrophy and lipoma, while others had bullets removed from their bodies.
Others had aching teeth extracted, while some enjoyed visual screening.
Ayedoo, in a statement, quoted the leader of the group, Dr. Hadiza Agbo, as saying that the gesture was to bring succor to the prison inmates, who may not have the facilities and financial capacity to treat certain ailments.
He also quoted Mr Musa Mohammed, officer-in-charge of the Jos Prison clinic, as commending the group for their efforts which he said had augmented government’s efforts in medical services delivery to the inmates.
“The women group has been of immense help to the prison community over time, especially in the provision of medical services and free drugs.
“I want to urge other well-meaning Nigerians, NGOs and Community-Based Organizations to emulate this gesture so as to bring succor to the inmates and help efforts toward making the prisons reformatory,’’ the statement further quoted the prison officer as saying. (NAN)
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(Edited by Ifeyinwa Okonkwo and Ephraims Sheyin