The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Farouq, Thursday, distributed food items to victims of the Maiduguri Monday Market fire.
Presenting the materials, the minister said the effort followed the approval of President Muhammadu Buhari. She directed the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and North East Development Commission (NEDC) to liaise with each other and provide relief materials to the market fire victims immediately.
Then minister also said the ministry would carefully assess the extent of damage at the market with a view to forwarding to the Presidency for further necessary assistance and support.
The food items include 20,000 bags of rice, 20,000 bags of maize and 50,000 cartons of spaghetti.
