Nigeria Sends Relief Supplies For Cyclone Idai Victims
The government of Nigeria donated relief supplies for the victims of Cyclone Idai in Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
Zimbabwe took delivery materials which included medical supplies and treated mosquito on Saturday 31 August 2019.
8,100 Kg of materials were delivered at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport Harare, Zimbabwe on Saturday.
Said Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information in a statement on Saturday in Abuja:
The airlift missions were executed by NAF C-130 Hercules aircraft, in furtherance of the NAF’s constitutional roles of projecting air power beyond the shores of the Country as well as providing Military Aid to Civil Authority.
The C-130H airlifted 12,000 Kg (12 tonnes) of relief materials from Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja to the Maputo International Airport, Maputo Mozambique on 26 August 2019, while 8,100 Kg (8 tonnes) of materials were delivered at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport Harare, Zimbabwe today, 31 August 2019.
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