The Bauchi State Government has recognised five residents for their humanitarian efforts towards vulnerable individuals in critical conditions.

State Commissioner of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Hajara Wanka, who distributed funds on Tuesday to commemorate this year’s Humanitarian Day, stated that the beneficiaries were nominated within their communities for their altruistic services.

Hajara noted that these compassionate individuals have helped advance the government’s work in supporting the rural populations.

“These people have given their services voluntarily to their communities. We have chosen five people, and I’m glad to say that they are all deserving. Two of them were nominated through our radio programme.

“The one that took the first position is my nominee, he is Ward Head of Gwallaga, Dandada Ahmadu, who gave his service to the community, to his people, to humanity. Two others were also recognised, and that is exactly what we did,” she said.

She explained that there is also another person who has been taking care of a government hospital in Toro Local Government for about 20 years.

“He has been securing the hospital all this while, and nobody has ever paid him for this selfless service, and we feel these are the people we should look for on this day and honour them.

“There is also one other person, Madam Abdullahi Bangani, who has given her service to a mosque in his locality. He has been taking care of the mosque, keeping it clean and also fetching water for people to perform their ablutions. He does other things to help people seeking assistance in that community,” she said.

Cheques totalling N2,650,000 were presented to the beneficiaries.