Gambia: Nigcoy 8 Organises Free Medical Outreach, Donates Food Items to Mile II

📆 4/30/2024 4:49 PM
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The Nigerian Contingent of ECOWAS (ECOMIG) in The Gambia has provided a free medical outreach program for the inmates at Mile II Central Prison and also donated food items to them as part of its Civil Military Cooperation activities.

The Nigerian Contingent of ECOWAS in The Gambia has provided a free medical outreach program for the inmates at Mile II Central Prison and also donated food items to them as part of its Civil Military Cooperation activities.

M. J. Bent, commander of NIGCON 8 said they will continue to demonstrate their support to the people of The Gambia through these means. He explained that they have organised similar activities at Turn Table Garage, Westfield and Sukuta. "We came to Mile II Central Prison to conduct this medical outreach for the inmates and to donate food items because we know how it feels to be in the prisons," he noted.

Lamin Sowe, commissioner of operation at the Gambia Prison Service and Superintendent Yusupha Jabang, officer in charge at Mile II Central Prison Clinic commended the Nigerian Contingent for the initiative, while describing healthcare as paramount.

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