By Luminous Jannamike

A charity outreach in Abuja has raised fresh concerns over rising insecurity in schools, even as it delivered food support to displaced families in the nation’s capital.

The intervention, organised by the Denam charity outreach, cast a spotlight on renewed calls for stronger nationwide protection for schoolchildren before shifting to its distribution of relief items to internally displaced persons in Abuja.

Held at the Durumi IDP camp, the event gathered representatives of the organisation, including the Head of Human Resources, Kate Tijani, who spoke on both the security concerns and the outreach’s purpose.

“Security is the major challenge. All schools should have strong security structures that can guide and protect children. When they know the government has their backs, they can settle down and learn in peace,” Tijani said.

She explained that the outreach also aimed to ease the burden on vulnerable families during the festive season, noting that many struggle to afford basic food items.

“We are here to put smiles on people’s faces because during this Christmas period, not everyone can afford basic food items.

“So we asked ourselves how we could support them and ease their burden. That was why we decided to provide 100 families with food and relief items,” she said.

Tijani added that the outreach invested millions of naira in the project.

At the Durumi camp, the gesture drew heartfelt appreciation. The Woman Leader, Liyatu Yusuf, described the intervention as timely.

“Today is like Christmas day for us. Now we know we will celebrate well. They reminded us that Christmas is around the corner. The Denam charity outreach did this for us,” she said.

She noted that although the camp hosts about 3,500 IDPs, a total of 350 households and camp leaders benefitted from the distribution.

“I tell them thank you very much. May Almighty God bless them, carry them forward, and provide for them. May God strengthen and empower them,” she added.