Thieves invade Anambra community, cart away MTN’s present to Ngige

Suspected armed robbers have invaded Alor community in Idemmili South Local Government Area of Anambra State and stole a newly installed water pumping machine at their primary health center.

A cell telecommunication big, MTN Nigeria, Saturday Solar gathered, had drilled the borehole within the clinic on the directive of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, to whom they had provided the project as a present.

Narrating what transpired during the annual general meeting convened by Alor People’s Assembly (APA), Ngige told his kinsmen that MTN had offered to drill the borehole near his house but he directed them to the clinic.

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“MTN Nigeria wanted to give me a borehole. They said that they would site it in my village area; my village square. But I said ‘no, locate it for me in the community’s health center.’ It was their Corporate Social Responsibility.

“They built it in the health center as I directed. They have also tested it. But do you know what happened? The day I came to flag off a free medical programme I sponsored which was held in the health center, I was told that thieves have stolen the sumo (water pumping machine).

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“The borehole was constructed about three months ago. There was no water within the hospital. I had to buy water. I provided the well-being centre with tanker a great deal of water for the programme. Nurses informed me that there was no single safety man working within the hospital”, Ngige lamented.

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