Michael Olugbode in Maiduguri
The victims of fire outbreaks at the internally displaced persons (IDPs) camps in Borno State have been given relief materials.
About 230 households were last week affected by fire outbreaks in IDP camps accommodating people of both Ngetra and Zowo areas of Gubio and Marte Local Government Areas.
Recent fire outbreaks in IDP camps in four local governments areas of Borno State — Nganzai, Marte, Monguno and Gubio — have left no fewer than 13 persons dead.
Flagging off the distribution of the relief items at Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) stores in Maiduguri on Saturday, Governor Kashim Shettima sympathised with victims of the inferno, and pledged his administration’s determination to assist in whatever capacity to cushion the immediate hardship of the less privileged in the society.
The governor, who was represented by the Chairperson of SEMA, Hajiya Yabawa Kolo, said the state government…
