Benue: NGO delivers meals to 170 widows in Agatu, Otukpo, Daudu, Makurdi IDP camps

A non-government organisation, Equipping The Persecuted, has delivered meals to 170 widows and displaced girls throughout 4 Benue communities and paid hospital payments for 2 aged tuberculosis sufferers.

The U.S.-based humanitarian organisation, led by government director, Judd Saul, carried out the interventions between October 27 and 31, 2026.

They coated Obagaji in Agatu Local Government Area (LGA), Akpachi in Otukpo LGA, Daudu 2 Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps and the IDP mega camp on the outskirts of Makurdi.

In Obagaji, 50 widows obtained 30 baggage of cassava and maize on October 27. Their households had been affected by assaults attributed to Fulani Ethnic Militias (FEM), which have left many ladies in Agatu widowed and struggling to feed their youngsters.

On October 28, ETP distributed rice to twenty widows in Akpachi, within the Ugboju District. The girls misplaced their husbands to FEM assaults over the previous 5 years and misplaced their livelihoods with them.

The Akpachi distribution adopted an earlier ETP intervention this 12 months that supplied meals and money help to the neighborhood. After villagers reported that some affected households had been overlooked of that spherical, Saul authorised additional assist to succeed in them.

The conventional ruler of Akpachi, His Royal Highness Udenyi Alechenu Samuel, thanked ETP and Saul for standing along with his neighborhood.

At Daudu 2 IDP Camp, ETP distributed 50 baggage of rice on October 31 to weak girls, together with aged widows, pregnant girls and breastfeeding moms. It was the organisation’s fourth intervention on the camp since January 2026. Earlier deliveries included meals, footwear, toiletries and different necessities.

According to the camp administration, Daudu 2 holds greater than 15,000 displaced individuals. Many of them face persistent meals shortages, insufficient shelter and restricted entry to primary requirements.

The identical day, one other 50 widows obtained rice on the Makurdi IDP mega camp. Some beneficiaries have reportedly spent greater than eight years in displacement after assaults destroyed their communities.

“I have not eaten rice for a very long time. Even eating normal food other than rice is like a luxury from heaven, or manna from heaven,” mentioned Torkwasi Terwase, 30, a mom of two whose husband was killed by terrorists. She thanked ETP and Saul for his or her generosity.

Another beneficiary, Lubem John, mentioned the help was well timed and that the rice would assist households fighting starvation.

ETP additionally responded to 2 medical emergencies on the mega camp. At the request of camp administration, and with Saul’s approval, two aged girls affected by extreme tuberculosis had been taken to hospital, and ETP coated their speedy remedy prices.

“The Executive Director of ETP, Judd Saul, has made it clear that victims of Fulani Ethnic Militia attacks must be rehabilitated and taken care of, whether through medical attention, food assistance or shelter,” mentioned Mike Odeh James, who coordinates ETP’s subject interventions in Benue.

“Since January 2026, this organisation has carried out humanitarian interventions in Agatu, Apa, Ukum, Guma, Gwer West and Otukpo, all in Benue State,” he mentioned.

“Widows, orphans, children and elderly people have benefited, and ETP remains committed to ensuring victims receive the assistance they need.”

For the greater than 15,000 folks at Daudu two alone, the necessity nonetheless far outstrips the provision.