By Agbonkhese Oboh

The National Association of Seadogs, NAS, took time off its 2016 National Games in Benin to visit the International Christian Centre for Missions, which has over 2,500 internally displaced persons, IDPs, with drugs and other relief materials.

NAS’ charity: From left— Pastor Evelyn Omigie; Pastor Solomon Folorunsho; Officer in Charge of National Association of Seadogs, NAS, medical, Dr. Joseph Oteri; Prince Omoregbe Erediauwa; Idawo Azeg and Egele Sani Osigwe, during the donation of drugs, medicaments and food by NAS to the internally displaced persons’ camp in Benin as part of activities to mark its 2016 National Games in Benin.

According to Dr. Joseph Oteri, NAS Health Coordinator, “out of the 2,500 people living here, most of the 900 children have scabies, diarrhoea and protein deficiency, hence the need for us to donate drugs. “What we have brought here will treat about 400 of them. We will deliver another batch of drugs within a week or two to take care of the rest children.”

The Pastor-in-Charge of the centre, Pastor Solomon Folorunsho, thanked NAS for their gesture, saying it was not the first time the association would show such charity. Meanwhile, at the end of the two-day of lawn tennis, table tennis, football, snooker, scrabble, drafts and sprints, Zone 3, the host, came tops with six gold, four silver and four bronze; Zone 4, second and area six, third.

National President of NAS, Prince Ifeanyi Onochie, while giving out the prizes, said apart from bonding and unwinding, the annual games were for members to be health conscious.