Yola, Adamawa, Nigeria, June 5, 2015: The management team of the American University of Nigeria ,AUN was at the neighboring Federal Medical Centre, Yola, in the morning of Friday, June 5, to sympathize with the victims (and their families) of the bomb blast on Thursday at Jimeta Modern Market.
A consignment containing different types of medicines, including antibiotics, was donated by the AUN delegation, led by Vice President Byron Bullock, representing President Margee Ensign.
The Director of AUN Clinic, Philip Eappen, said some of the medical provisions were diverted from the University’s Clinic on humanitarian grounds.
Mr. Bullock told FMC’s Head of Clinical Services, Mr. Bemi Kala, that AUN was there to commiserate with the victims and provide support to aid their treatment.
As at the time of the visit, the number of the burned and injured could not be immediately ascertained. Victims were placed in an improvised ward normally used as labor room.
Mr. Kala said the very severe were brought from the Specialist Hospital in Jimeta and that some of them needed urgent surgery.
Dr. Abdulfatai Salawu, the Deputy Head of Clinic Services, and other clinical staff were present. The AUN delegation also included the immediate past President of the Student Government Association, Mr. Joseph Oladimeji.
