Agency Report The National Emergency Management Agency has distributed food and other relief items to the victims of the 2024 flood disaster in Kebbi State. The Head of the NEMA Sokoto Operation Office, Aliyu Shehu-Kafindangi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Gusau. Shehu-Kafindangi said the gesture was in response to a request by the state government and lawmakers as well as an assessment of flood incident conducted by NEMA and the Kebbi State Emergency Management Agency According to Shehu-Kafindangi, NEMA distributed the items to households affected by the disaster in 13 local government areas of the state.
He listed the areas to Birnin kebbi, Kalgo, Suru, Bagudo, Maiyama, Koko-Besse, Jega, Argungu, Arewa, Dandi, Augie, Alier and, Gwandu. “The gesture was also aimed at providing succour to communities affected by the disaster. “The relief items comprise food items, such as rice, beans, maize, vegetable oil, seasoning, pasta, and salt, while the non-food items include mosquito nets, blankets and nylon mats.
“The direct distribution exercise is expected to benefit the victims and mitigate the impact of the disaster on them,” he said. He said the distribution was supervised by officials of the NEMA Sokoto Operations Office, Office of the Special Adviser to the Kebbi State Governor on State Emergency Management Agency, Bello Relisco, and representatives of House of Representatives members in the six federal constituencies in the state. NAN Tags #FG 2024 Annual.