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Plateau massacre: NEMA distributes relief materials to victims

National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has delivered relief materials for distribution to provide immediate succour to persons affected by the recent attacks on some communities in Bokkos and Barkin Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau.

The NEMA Head of Information, Mr Manzo Ezekiel who confirmed this via a statement made available to Nigerian Tribune, disclosed that the materials were delivered in line with NEMA’s mandates for timely intervention to save lives in disaster and emergency situations.

The relief items delivered include: food items such as: bags of rice, beans and garri, cartons of powdered milk beverages, tomato paste and seasoning cubes.

Others are bags of iodized salts and kegs of vegetable and palm oil.

The non-food items are cartons of detergent and toilet soap, bundles of mosquito nets and blankets. Also delivered are pieces of foam mattresses, nylon mats, plastic buckets and cups. Moreover, the Agency has provided some building materials to build VIP toilets at the camps for the displaced persons.

Recall that Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima had said during his visit last week to Plateau State that NEMA should provide relief materials to cushion the impacts of the attacks.

The Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State is personally supervising distribution of the relief items to ensure equity and fairness amongst the displaced persons.

The NEMA Director General, Mustapha Habib Ahmed in the wake of the unfortunate incident deployed Senior Directors led by the Director Planning Research and Forecasting, Dr. Onimode Abdullahi Bandele to Plateau State to coordinate assessment and provide support to the affected persons.

According to him, the Agency through its North Central Zonal Office has been working with other stakeholders and the Plateau State Emergency Management Agency in continually providing basic support to the persons displaced by the sad incident and those receiving treatment in various hospitals in the State.

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Kehinde Akintola

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