Nigeria: In Lagos, the Indigent Benefit From Free Healthcare

9 April 2014

SaturdayMarch 29th 2014 will forever remain evergreen in the minds of hundreds of residents of Oshodi in Lagos Island area of Lagos State as they received free medical check-up, treatments and drugs from the Arise Women Congress of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Lagos Province 4.

For some residents like Sherifat Bamgbola, a petty trader, it was a day to be remembered for good. "Their gesture towards our community was more effective than any other style of evangelism," she stated.

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