Suspended PHC director in Yobe confesses to diverting food for malnourished children Ibrahim Lawan, Director of Primary Health Care (PHC) in Nangere Local Government area of Yobe State, who was suspended for diverting Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food, RUTF, has confessed to committing the crime. Lawan appealed to the state government to temper justice with mercy, since he is cooperating with ongoing investigations. The Yobe State PHC Board had suspended Lawal for “diverting and misusing” the food supplements. Furthermore, Adamu Abba, the board’s spokesman, who announced the suspension on Wednesday in Damaturu, said that a...