NEMA donates relief materials to Gombe flood, blast victims

The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has  distributed relief materials to survivors of the recent twin bomb blasts at the Gombe Central market, and victims of flood disaster.

Presenting the materials to the victims in Gombe over the weekend, the agency’s head in charge of operations in Gombe, Bauchi and Taraba, Saidu Minin  said the assistance followed a joint assessment carried out by NEMA, Gombe and the Gombe State Emergency Management Agency.

Sa'idu said the assessment took cognisance of the extent of damage, number of households affected and the number of dead/injured persons.

He said victims of the Dukku wind storm and those of the flood disaster in Wurodole village of Akko Local Government Area of the state, benefited from the relief package.

The relief materials distributed include foodstuff such as bags of rice, maize and millet.

Other non-food items distributed include roofing sheets, nails, ceiling boards, cements, and mattresses.

 Executive Secretary, SEMA Gombe State, Dr Danlami Rukuje, said knowing the topography of the state, people should take cognisance of proactive measures by planting trees at the edge of their farms to curtail natural disasters.

Speaking on behalf of the beneficiaries, Muhammad Giwa, from Dukku, thanked NEMA for the gesture, assuring that the items would reach the targeted persons.