Amidst communal conflicts and farmer-herder crises in Benue, the Edawu Community Mental Health Centre offers a lifeline to traumatized victims. Once a thriving, solar-powered haven for mental health recovery, the centre now faces funding shortages, forcing it to scale down operations. With its solar power failing and resources dwindling, the future of this vital facility remains uncertain, threatening access to mental health care for those who need it most.

On August 23rd, 2023, this reporter submitted a freedom of information request to the office of the commissioner’s Ministry of Cooperatives, Urban and Rural Development in Benue State, to get the details of the contract, but the letter was not responded to.

When the reporter visited the ministry on the 2nd of October, the receptionist at the commissioner’s office noted that the submitted letter was missing.

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