Over 100 benefit from army medical outreach

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Over 100 benefit from army medical outreach 




Lagos, Aug. 19, 2024


Over 100 underserved residents of Iwaya community have benefited from a medical outreach organised by the Nigerian Army to commemorate the Combat Service Support Training Week 2024 holding in Lagos State.

Maj.-Gen. Philip Eromosele, Commander, Corps of Engineers said that the outreach was part of the army's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to further strengthen the relationship between the army and the host community 

Eromosele represented the Chief Of Army Staff (COAS) Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja at the event.

The Combat Service Support Training Week 2024 would hold from Aug.19 to Aug.23 at the Nigerian Army Ordnance Corps, Ojuelegba, Lagos State.

Eromosele said that the Nigerian Army carried out several activities as part of it's civic military operations to foster a healthy relationship in the civil populace.

"One of such events is medical outreach which is carried out periodically to give back to the populace while improving their medical well being.

"Health is wealth and a healthy population will always contribute significantly to national productivity.

"This medical outreach heralds the commencement of the Combat Service Support Training Week 2024," he said.



The commander said that the medical outreach was important to the Nigerian Army in it's drive to human capacity development in communities.

"So, I encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity to check your blood pressure, treat malaria and other prevalent medical challenges that this outreach is intended to address.

"I urge you to continue to give your best to the army so that we can continue to serve you better," he said.



Eromosele thanked the Yaba Local Government Development Area (LGA), traditional rulers and members of Iwaya community for the trust and confidence they had in the Nigerian Army.

"Events like this are routine in the army as efforts to promote civic military cooperation to give to the populace and foster cordial relationship in the community.

"This enables the army get the needed support from the people in order to do our jobs much more better.

"So, we will continue to identify communities in need and render as much assistance that the army can in support of these communities," the commander said.

In the same vein, the traditional ruler or Iwaya Yaba Kingdom, Oba (King) Sulaiman Ogun-Oloko, appreciated the Nigerian Army for the wonderful gesture to the community.

Ogun-Oloko said that the primary duty of the Nigerian Army was to protect the sovereignty of Nigerian space but that they also brought succour to the sufferings of Nigerians through their CSR.

"We appreciate the Nigerian Army for this and thank the army for remembering our kingdom for the medical outreach.

"Though the medical outreach is the first time in Yaba, it is not the first time in Nigeria therefore, I implore the army to continue in their humanitarian ways," the oba said.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that two physically challenged people, Mr Ganui Qadir and Master Shedrack Hunsa benefited wheel chairs respectively during the outreach.

Several others got eye glasses and tablets for the treatment of malaria, typhoid, among other illnesses. 


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