Victims Of Gwoza Bomb Attacks Receive Aid

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the North East Development Commission (NEDC) have stepped in to help those affected by the Gwoza suicide attack.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) surgical team assisted the State Specialist Hospital of Maiduguri in performing lifesaving surgeries and providing emergency treatment to people critically injured during the blasts in the northeastern town of Gwoza.

According to an ICRC statement, 41 patients, including children and women, arrived at Maiduguri Hospital between Saturday and Sunday; some are still receiving treatment, and the ICRC has provided medical drugs and consumables to support the hospital’s emergency response.

The statement quoting the constable.
Diana Japaridze, head of the ICRC sub-delegation in Maiduguri, stated, “It is heartbreaking to see civilians killed and wounded.”We strongly remind all those involved in the fighting that civilians, particularly children and women, must be protected and that hospitals must be sanctuaries of life rather than scenes of deadly violence.”

According to the statement, “indiscriminate attacks and attacks targeting civilians are strictly prohibited under international law.”
Humanitarian legislation. Healthcare facilities and personnel are also safe and should not be attacked. Attacks on hospitals have devastating humanitarian consequences because they are the only lifeline for the sick and injured.

“We will continue to support civilians who have borne the brunt of more than a decade of armed conflict, including the displaced and injured.” Ms. Japaridze elaborated.

The North East Development Commission (NEDC) stated that it is working with the Borno State Government to determine how and what to do to assist the victims of the Gwoza bomb explosion, which killed approximately 30 people and injured over 40 others.

Ambassador Goni Alkali, Managing Director/CEO of NEDC, stated this during a sympathy visit to the victims of the Gwoza bomb blast at the Maiduguri State Specialist Hospital.

The NEDC MD, who was welcomed and led around the hospital’s emergency ward by the Chief Medical Director, Dr. Baba Shehu Mohammed, assured that the NEDC is already working on modalities and strategies for victim and family support as part of the commission’s mandatory services to people and victims of conflict in the region.

The MD/CEO expressed deep sympathy for the pathetic situation and reaffirmed the commission’s willingness and determination to assist victims as needed in collaboration with the state government.

Earlier, the hospital’s CMD thanked NEDC for its visit and sympathy, revealing that approximately 20 victims had been discharged, including those with minor injuries.