The Chairman of Victims Support Fund, THEOPHILUS DANJUMA has inaugurated the VSF Task Force on COVID-19.

The Task Force is mandated to provide palliative measures to Internally Displaced Persons and other vulnerable groups around the country, as part of its contribution to national efforts to fight COVID-19.

According to the mandate, the task force will provide 1 billion Naira worth of medical supplies, food, water and non-food items for IDPs and others who will face special challenges at this difficult time.

It shall also work closely with all Federal and State government organs and agencies tasked with the responsibility for providing direction and leadership in the fight against COVID-19, including the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 and all relevant MDAs.

Also expected is an extension of support to other front-line organizations working to curtail the spread of the novel Corona Virus.