A former Edgware post office was filled with music and song to raise money for a Nigerian orphan to have a life-changing operation.

The Emmanuel Centre in Station Road played host to Christian music group Face2Face on Saturday for a concert in aid of the Precious Foundation, a Watford and Edgware-based charity that helps orphans around the world.

The concert raised £1,662, which will help pay for a five-year-old Nigerian orphan, Na’ima, to have a life-changing operation.

The chairman of the Precious Foundation Tope Teniola said how pleased she was the event had been a success.

She said: “There was a very good turnout, about 150 people came. The atmosphere was really lovely.”

Face2Face performed a range of well-known songs including ballads, jazz songs, opera and pop.

Ms Teniola added: “The songs were beautiful, they really touched the hearts of listeners, especially since the band members explained to the audience the back story of each piece and what it meant to them.

“Everybody left saying how they would love Face2Face to return next year.”

Na’ima, an orphan at the Abuja Children’s Home in Abuja, Nigeria suffers from medical condition arthrogryposis multiplex congenital, which means both her knees and ankles are twisted at the bones, leaving her unable to walk.

The Precious Foundation is currently raising money to pay for Na’ima to have an operation that will enable her to walk with crutches and help her with care before and after her operation.

Ms Teniola added Hale Councillor Hugh Rayner, who was at the event, was visibly moved by the music and promised to take part in a sponsored run the Precious Foundation is involved in on July 14 to raise more money for Na’ima’s operation.

Barnet Councillor Hugh Rayner said: “I am glad to see the old post office building put to good use and I personally will be joining Tope and the supporters on this run and will try and take Matthew Offord MP along with me.”