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The Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri, Most Rev. Oliver Doeme Dashe has yesterday called on international donor agencies to commit religious bodies in the administration of relief materials being donated to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the country for adequate distribution. Bishop Dashe added that the only solution to getting the relief materials to the affected victims of Boko Haram in the North-east without hitches is getting religious bodies involved in the administration of humanitarian aids in the troubled region. The clergyman gave the advice while hosting donor agency, Aids for the Church in Needs, who brought some relief materials for victims of Boko Haram insurgency in Borno state. His words: “If you want your funds or aids to reach the targeted victims of insurgency in the North-east, give it to religious bodies. “ There are structures already in religious bodies , be it Muslims or Christians that will effectively handle the distribution of relief materials, or even get to buy the relief materials for the affected people. “I have presented this position at different fora and foreign embassies in the country, including representatives of international donor agencies. “If the international donor agencies and United Nation’s humanitarian agencies are really serious with helping the victims of insurgency in the North-east, they have to either give the relief materials to religious bodies or get them to be involved in its administration.”***prbxselfnetwork***