NEMA Hands Over Relief Materials To Jigawa State

Being amongst the worst hit states by flood this year, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has handed over additional food and non-food items to Jigawa Government for distribution to victims of the disaster.

The relief materials were handed over to Governor Muhammad Badaru of the state by the Director-General of the agency, Ahmed Habib, in Dutse Tuesday.

Items handed over include 15,650 10kg bags of rice, 14,450 10kg bags of beans, 12,550 10kg bags of maize, 1,750 20lt of vegetable oil, 1,170 cartons of seasoning cubes, 400 cartons of tin tomato, 24,900 pieces of nylon mat and 6,500 pieces of mosquito nets.

Others are 6,500 pieces of guinea brocade, 7,000 pieces of children wears, 4,000 pieces of men and women wears each, 125 bags of salt, 7,500 bags of cement, 5,600 bundles of roofing sheets, 1,200 pieces of 3inc nail, 1,500 pieces of zinc nail, 8,900 pieces of blanket, 700 pieces of mattress, 1,200 pieces of wax print and 2,900 pieces of ceiling board.

While handing over the items, Habib said it has been on record that Jigawa was among the worst hit states during the 2022 flood season.

“As a result of this, on Aug. 11, NEMA, working with SEMA handed over relief items to the heavily impacted LGAs of Jigawa.

“During the same period, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development flagged off the distribution of conditional cash transfer to women in Dutse,” Habib said.

Receiving the items, Governor Badaru Abubakar, represented by his Deputy, Umar Namadi, said over 222,000 people were affected by the disaster, among which 76,000 were displaced, while 124 others lost their lives.

He subsequently promised that the items would be distributed the targeted victims.