By Mary BASSEY, Senior Investigator Correspondent Lagos/
LAGOS- IT was a scene of outpouring of encomiums and prayers from police officers and detained suspects alike at the Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department FCIID annex, Alagbon Ikoyi Lagos as First British Charity Home Foundation FBCHF visited the police unit to feed and felicitate with the suspects pen- ultimate Sunday. The suspects numbering over 40 were spotted in a joyous mood as they relish on a plate of exquisitely prepared fried rice and chicken with chilled table water to push down the meal. Even the Policemen on duty were not left out in the August feast as they too, took turns in collecting their share of the meal. Aside feeding the suspects, high blood pressure monitoring machine and pain relief drugs (paracetamol) were donated to the suspects through the police authority.
Founder and CEO of the Foundation, Mr. Evans Uchendu who was visibly filled with joy told our Correspondent that he was moved with passion for humanity especially, the less privileged and the depraved in society to set up the Foundation; which he said is solely financed from his lean purse. The Abia State born private Detective who doubles as Director General, Third Intelligence Ltd, said his vision was to provide free food and medical for suspects in police custody once in a day nationwide adding that his close working relationship with the police has proven that these set of persons need compassion and outreach. He said, “FBCHF is not a money spinning foundation; it’s a non- Government and non- profit making organization NGO. It’s a burning desire in me to see that those less privileged, the havesnot especially,those incacerated are given sense of belonging. Working closely with police on intelligence gathering, I understand police predicaments on low funding and how it affects the IPOs who end up inheriting the feeding of their suspects using their little salary and I also understand the fact that some of the suspects in custody and inmates in correctional centres are not criminals but victims of circumstances. So, considering the fact that people are finding it difficult to feed their families these days due to the level of hardship and harsh economic reality in the country, I was wondering what will be the faith of the people incaceration. What we’re doing is far from showing off, but if we, who are free and relatively blessed can feel the pulse of hardship how much more those without any means of livelihood and the incacerated.”
Continuing, the soft spoken detective extra-ordinaire said, “By the grace of God, my vision is aimed at providing free food and possibe medical to people in police custody at least once a day nationwide starting from lagos state, provide free medical and social welfare to the aged in rural areas where life is very difficult especially, to those that does not have children to take care of them. I also hope to having a retirement home soon. I believe that showing sincere love to people faced with such a challenge will reduce the level of insecurity in the country and changing the negative mindset of the people. What we’re doing here is not the first of its kind, we had done free medical for the aged and less privileged on the 4th and 5th of December 2020 at Amaokwe Achara Uturu Isuikwuato LGA in Abia state; and God willing, we hope to sustain the gesture.”
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