Benue IDP father seeks help after wife dies giving birth

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By Peter Duru, Makurdi A 26-year-old Internally Displaced Person, IDP, Rochas Mende, from Tse Pen village in Nyiev Council Ward of Guma Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue State, has appealed for help after his 23-year-old wife, Sember, died shortly after giving birth to twins. Sember, who lived…

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