Date: 2017-09-26

Offa Local Government Catholic Relief Services (CRS) has said that it will distribute 64,000 Insecticide Nets to residents of the community.

The CRS Social Mobilisation Officer, Mrs Jemilat Yusuf, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin, Kwara State, that cards had been distributed to recipients.

Yusuf said that the exercise would commence on September 29, adding that all residents should cooperate with the service to ensure a successful outing.

She said the residents should come out for collection of the nets to eradicate malaria and other related diseases in the society.

NAN reported that the CRS and other collaborating agencies had also conducted household mobilisation of the programme within the benefiting community.