Airtel Nigeria provides shelter for October 11 fire victims

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Airtel Nigeria provides shelter for October 11 fire victims

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Airtel Nigeria through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) project, “Airtel Touching Lives Season 3” has handed over a two-bedroom apartment to the family of Mr. Olusegun Aina.Mr. Segun Ogunsanya, Managing Director, Airtel Nigeria, who handed over the apartment to the fire victims, acknowledged that the Aina’s family had gone through something unforgettable.Recall that the Ainas, a barely comfortable family was struck with a devastating fire accident on Oct. 11, 2016 in their home in Araromi community, Gaun, Ifo Local Government Area, Ogun; the fire gulped all they called property  and three children, including a set of four-year old twins.Accordingg to Ogunsanya, in the wake of the incident, Aina, his wife and their surviving son, Korede were left in the nightmare of struggling with the attendant trauma.He said that the news of the family’s misfortune got to Airtel through Pastor Razaq Lasisi, who nominated the household for assistance.“Once more, I express my heartfelt condolences to Mr. and Mrs Aina over the loss of their children.“Please be assured that you are always in our thoughts and prayers. And I must say that we are all encouraged by the courage, resilience and hope you have demonstrated during this very difficult and trying period.“While we can do little about the past, there is so much we can do about the present and our future,” Ogunsanya said.Ogunsanya said that the telecommunications company, on hearing of the incident decided to step in, in order to ease the pains in any way they could.The Airtel chief said again that the future of the Aina family was very bright and there was the need to get the best out of the future.According to him, Airtel is particular about helping the underprivileged to realise their dreams.“Since we launched the Airtel Touching Lives platform, we have directly impacted hundreds of people and households.“We have positively impacted the lives of an estimated 2.5 million Nigerians.“Today is for the Aina family. Indeed, I am excited to handover this two-bedroom apartment to them as we pray that God almighty continues to reside with them, strengthen and enable them to find peace in it.“With this gesture, we believe that their journey to recovery from the unpleasant experience will be easy, smooth and much better.“At Airtel, we feel obliged to support the government and give back to the society and restore the hope of the less privileged people.“The company provided financial and medical relief to the family, during the earlier days of the incident,’’ Ogunsanya disclosed.

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