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The Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association has expressed concern that 80 per cent of the animals in the Borno zoo have been affected by flooding.

In a statement on Thursday, the President of the NVMA, Dr Moses Arokoyo, warned that if the animals are not properly cared for, there could be an outbreak of zoonotic diseases.

He urged all levels of government to prioritise the safety of animals, both in zoos and in the wild, impacted by the recent flooding in Borno State.

“According to reports, the heavy rains have not only displaced thousands of residents but have also impacted local wildlife and zoo animals in ways that demand urgent attention. The NVMA is mobilising its expertise and resources to support both human and animal victims of this natural disaster.

“The flood in Borno has caused devastation across communities, displacing families and causing widespread damage to properties and livelihoods.

“Among those affected are animals, particularly those in local zoos and wildlife safety zones, where their living conditions have been severely compromised. Reports indicate that 80% of the animals in the zoo have been victims of the flood, and many are now in distress, facing the risk of disease, injury, and malnutrition due to the flooding of their habitats,” the statement noted.

Dr Arokoyo emphasised that veterinarians have a dual responsibility, especially in this emergency, under the One-Health approach.

“Given the situation, our veterinarians in Borno State have been tasked with collaborating with local caretakers to provide all necessary assistance and expertise to ensure the safekeeping of our animals and protect the human populace.

“We aim to ensure that animals are promptly rescued from residential areas, receive emergency medical attention, and are given temporary shelter.

“We are ready to work alongside state and federal governments, as well as non-governmental organisations, to provide relief efforts. While our focus is on animal welfare, we are equally committed to supporting human healthcare initiatives, recognising that the health of our communities is closely linked to the health of animals in our environment.

“This disaster underscores the need for greater preparedness and preventive measures. We advocate for stronger disaster management policies that include clear protocols for animal welfare. Veterinarians have a key role in shaping these policies and ensuring that animals are not neglected during crises.”

He also highlighted the critical need, especially in light of global climate change, for each state to establish a rapid response team that includes veterinarians to manage such unexpected events and ensure the overall safety of Nigerian lives.

“The NVMA remains committed to alleviating the suffering caused by this tragedy and ensuring that humans and animals receive the care they desperately need.

“We stand in solidarity with the people and animals of Borno State,” the statement concluded.

Stop sending children to schools in Northern Cyprus, NIDCOM warns parents

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has warned Nigerian parents against sending their children to universities in Northern Cyprus over the incessant and mysterious killing of Nigerians.

Chairman/CEO of the commission, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, who gave the warning on Monday, said it was too risky to send children to the schools in Northern Cyprus as hundreds of Nigerian students had been killed there mysteriously without any conclusive investigations carried out.

Dabiri-Erewa said this when she received in her office, a delegation led by Justice Amina Bello, mother of a Nigerian student, Ibrahim Khaleel, who was allegedly killed in inexplicable circumstances in that country.

She stressed that the death of Khaleel, a third-year engineering student, had brought to a tipping point the incessant killing of Nigerian students in Northern Cyprus under baffling circumstances.

The NIDCOM boss, who read out 15 names of Nigerians from a list of more than 100 who were killed in Northern Cyprus, said it was difficult to employ international diplomacy in investigation as the country is only recognised by Turkey.

“The death of Ibrahim Khaleel should be the tipping point to a stop in the killing of our children anywhere in the world, particularly Northern Cyprus.

“It is not only Ibrahim. Kennedy Dede, 28; Augustine Ngok, Gabriel Sorewei, Osabanjo Owoyale, Augustine Wallace, Stanley Eteno, Hassan Babatunde, Temitayo Adigun, and Kubat Abraham are just a few of the ones that we even know.

“The problem is that most Nigerian parents do not know that Northern Cyprus is not recognised by any country in the world.

“It is not a UN-recognised country. It is only recognised by Turkey. That is why we have not been able to do much.

“Who do you report to? Thousands of Nigerian students are schooling there and I tell you that hundreds have been killed. Who do you take these cases to?

“And they are killed in similar circumstances. The school just tells you, ‘Well, they committed suicide,’ and nothing happens.

“We are going to list all these names of Nigerians that have been killed and we demand justice. There has been no prosecution and no compensation.

“No Nigerian parent should send their children to any university in Northern Cyprus – there is a collaboration which we do not understand that makes them kill blacks, particularly our Nigerian students,” she said.

She assured the mother of the deceased student that the commission would work with her to demand justice, not only for her son but also for other Nigerians who have been killed while studying in Northern Cyprus.

She said the case had already been transferred to INTERPOL through the office of the Attorney General of the Federation.

The NIDCOM chairman recalled that when she was a serving lawmaker and Sorewei’s killing was on the front burner in Nigeria, the school which seemed unapologetic about the killing had already sent its agents to lure more Nigerians with juicy scholarships.

While acknowledging that Nigerian schools needed improvements, she gave an assurance of President Muhammadu Buhari’s dedication to improving the education sector and insisted that many Nigerian schools were better than some of the acclaimed foreign universities in spite of the odds.

She said that there were already reports that many of the courses being offered by the “shoddy” universities in Northern Cyprus were not accredited, pledging that NIDCOM would work with the Nigerian Universities Commission for a possible blacklist of certificates from the country.

“Yes our universities have challenges. There are strikes and you don’t (always) know when you are going to finish but there are some of these universities that you will regret you even went to, including some in Africa.

“It is better to go to a private university here than to go to some of these places that we go to in the name of ‘our children are in Europe’.

“We have written the NUC. The key thing is to blacklist Northern Cyprus and to stop our children from going to that country to study.

“We will be working with the NUC to list all the universities in Northern Cyprus and blacklist them. We cannot be letting them kill our children.

She said that NIDCOM had met with the Ambassador of Turkey to Nigeria, who being new, said he was unaware of the killing but promised to look into the matter.

She added there were plans by NIDCOM to visit Northern Cyprus after the COVID-19 Pandemic to see thing as clearly as they were.

She admonished Nigerians schooling abroad to make it a point of duty to always report to the Nigerian mission in that country upon arrival.

Speaking earlier, the mother of the late student said that she was yet to come to terms with the death of her son whom was reported to have committed suicide but circumstances showed otherwise.

She said that autopsy reports and investigations which she had requested in the past seven months were yet to come, adding that the school authorities were being evasive.

She said that while she was told by authorities that her son jumped from the 7th floor of a building, there was no visible injury on his body or head to suggest that.

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