The search team for the 2013 Indomie Independence Day Award for Heroes of Nigeria, an annual corporate social responsibility initiative of Dufil Prima Foods Plc, is set to hit various locations across the country.
According to a statement by the company, IIDA is targeted at identifying, recognising and rewarding Nigerian children for unique acts of bravery and heroism.
It states that the search process was to gather true stories and experience from the designated locations about children of ages 15 years and below, who have at one time or the other performed exceptional acts of bravery and heroism.
The Public Relations Manager of Dufil Prima Foods Plc, Mr. Tope Ashiwaju, said the search exercise would take place in 10 locations including Aba, Enugu, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Lagos, Abuja, Benin, Minna, Kaduna, and Kano and would last for duration of eight weeks.
“There will be a search team which will comprise five searchers per location headed by a supervisor to ensure quality control and authenticity of the collected stories,” he said.
Ashiwaju said the search exercise would not be limited to the field search alone, as there were other methods through which entries could be received, such as calls to designated phone lines, email address, hand delivery of letters at the project office.
Also speaking on this development, Project Leader of Market Probe Plc, the Independent Research Agency tasked with the commissioning of the IIDA 2013 search exercise, Mr. Raymond Fatunji, said the stories would be verified and authenticated by way of thorough investigation and gathering of witnesses who could testify to authenticity of the stories.
“Nothing will be spared in verifying the authenticity of the stories and we intend to ensure more quality stories are gotten this year. The search exercise will not be limited to the 10 locations as we intend combing neighbouring areas within these locations for stories,” he said.