Benue SEMA spends N160m on snakebite treatment for IDPs

By Peter Duru, Makurdi
The Benue State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) says it has spent more than N160 million on the treatment of snakebite victims between March and September as part of efforts to provide healthcare services to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and the vulnerable in the state.
The Executive Secretary of SEMA, James Iorpuu, disclosed this while outlining the agency’s interventions in healthcare, food distribution, protection, education, resettlement and livelihood support for displaced persons, despite funding and logistical constraints.
Iorpuu also disclosed that 248 community reporters had been trained to monitor and report incidents in IDP camps and host c...