"Cooking Live in Benue": Photos Trend as Massive Cook-a-thon Begins in Dauda to Break Hunger at IDP Camp

"Cooking Live in Benue": Photos Trend as Massive Cook-a-thon Begins in Dauda to Break Hunger at IDP Camp

  • A young man has received accolades from social media users after sharing heartwarming photos on Facebook
  • The photos showed a massive cook-a-thon ongoing at Benue state camp for internally displaced persons
  • Netizens who saw the photos showered blessings on him and prayed for great things to happen in his life

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The IDP camp in Dauda, Benue State, came alive recently as Reverend Father Solomon Mfa organised a cook-a-thon to feed the internally displaced persons.

The event was organised to help alleviate the hunger and suffering of the people who have been displaced from their homes due to herdsmen attacks.

Nigerian man shares photos from IDP camp in Benue state
Nigerian man shares photos from IDP camp in Benue state Photo credit: Shakyum Joseph Kayode/ Facebook.
Source: Facebook

The cook-a-thon was a massive success, with many people in the state supporting the event.

Speaking to Legit.ng about the event, Shakyum Joseph said:

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"Making sure everyone in our country sees this great humanitarian service by the Reverend father and also for the Federal government to see how a lot of Benue citizens had been displaced through herdsmen attack, so as to make efforts to return these people back to their ancestral homes."
"These people are passing through a lot in this place, they hardly get food to eat, some died of hunger. They are extremely happy."
"Fr Solomon Mfa is a catholic priest. He organized this cook-a-thon for IDPs in Benue in order to feed people in IDP camps. It's happening now in Daudu benue state"

Reactions as man shares photos from IDP cook-a-thon in Benue state

Akinde Faith said:

"Wow! That's awesome!"

Lorliam wrote:

"God bless you guys."

Reuben Atema commented:

"Good the sponsors."

Bemva added:

"What an amazing idea. His excellency orchivirigh H.I Alia must hear this."

See the post below:

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that a homeless man was so appreciative after a good Samaritan took him off the streets and transformed his life. The kind-hearted man, identified as @ositapopcorn on Instagram, shared a video of the transformation process of the homeless man.

The elderly man, who gave his name as Aliu, was taken off the streets and given a chance to live a better life. During the video, the elderly man revealed that he had been homeless for over 20 years.

According to him, he left his house more than 20 years ago and has not been able to get another place to stay since then.

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