Nigerian music icon 2face Idibia and wife Annie, made out time to go visit the victims of the Benue state flood. This visit was made yesterday tuesday September 5th where the music star and wife arrived the camp of the victims with gifts. The total number of victims is estimated to about 110,000 people .
Not pleased with he offered yesterday, the music legend has decided to organize a concert in order to raise more funds to support the victims. The Concert is scheduled to take place this December. According to what he told reporters at the camp, he already has a concert scheduled in Jos for the victims of Boko Haram Assault but he intends to do same for the victims of the flood. He told reporters;
“I really wish that I could do more for the victims. I have a concert scheduled to hold in Jos for the victims of the Boko Haram insurgency, but we will try to organise one around December to raise funds for the flood victims in Benue.
“The people I saw at the camp are hardworking Nigerians, who, due to no fault of theirs, have found themselves without shelter, food and other basic items.
“Their situation is like that of the victims of the Boko Haram insurgency, in which innocent citizens have been killed and many were left to suffer.
“As you can see, this can happen to anybody and none of the victims planned for it. So, we really need to assist them.
“I would like to use this opportunity to call on my colleagues in the music industry to come to the aid of the flood victims in Benue State.”
Tuface appealed to the federal and Benue State governments to provide drains in flood prone areas of the state to avoid future occurrence. He also pledged support for the flood victims.