North East Development Commission (NEDC) has distributed relief materials to communities that were recently affected by flooding and insurgency in Yobe.
Gatekeepers News reports that State Coordinator of the Commission, Ali Abbas revealed this during handover of the items to benefiting communities in Damaturu on Saturday.
Abbas said the gesture was carried out on behalf of NEDC Managing Director, Mohammed Alkali, who is working closely with the state Governor, Mai Mala Buni on humanitarian and development interventions in Yobe.
He said, “You may recall that recently, we experienced flooding, as well as insurgent attacks in Mafa community in Tarmuwa Local Government.”
“The MD and his team visited these sites last week to inspect the situation and communicate with the affected people.”
The state coordinator added that the MD instructed the commission to distribute food and non-food items to the affected communities, to fill the gaps in the government’s efforts.
The donated items include two hundred 25kg bags of rice, two hundred cartons each of macaroni and spaghetti, and two hundred pieces of blankets.
Others were two hundred pieces of nylon mats, two hundred pieces of shadda for men, two hundred pieces of women’s wrappers, and two hundred pieces of children’s wear.
According to Abbas; communities affected by the flood include Jumbam, Wagir, Nangere, Nguru, Kaligari, and Mafa, a community recently attacked by insurgents.
A representative of residents of Tarmuwa Local Government, Mala Musty expressed appreciation for the gesture.
He appealed for more support from other sympathisers within and outside the state, noting that the devastation was significant and the people were in desperate need.
