The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has commenced the distribution of relief assistance to the displaced persons from the attacks by insurgents on Damboa town and its environs in Borno State. The North East zonal information officer of NEMA abdulkadir Ibrahim said the relief distribution follows a directive by the Director General of the agency Alhaji Muhammad Sani Sani to provide soccour to over 15, 204 persons that have fled to the various locations for cover after the attacks which had also resulted in loss of lives and destruction of their homes.
He said the NEMA North East Zonal office has already deployed relief items to the neighbouring town of Biu where about 10, 204 of the displaced persons have fled and Maiduguri camp which has 3, 000 as well as Goniri, Yobe State with 2, 000. Some of the persons were said to be in camps and others living with relations in the host communities.
Besides, according to him, following reports that some of the displaced persons were seen fleeing towards other locations including Uba in Borno State and neighbouring Gombe, State, NEMA teams have been dispatched with relief items for distribution to them in those places.
He also said that though most of the displaced persons had fled from Damboa, some of them were from the surrounding communities of Kimba, Madaragrau, Mandafuma, Chikwar Kir, Bomburatai and Sabon Kwatta.
He explained that the relief materials being distributed were basic household items including plates, spoons, towels, cups, clothing, beddings, food items, blankets, mosquito nets and sanitary pads, adding that the present figure of displaced persons is an addition to over 149, 903 persons which NEMA has been attending to date.
