A file photo of a community deserted after an attack in Taraba State.No fewer than 1,000 households affected by communal clashes and windstorms in seven local government areas of Taraba State are to benefit from the distribution of relief materials by the Federal Government.
Mr Igue Terungwa, who led a team of officials from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), flagged off the distribution of the materials on Tuesday for the affected communities to rebuild their damaged homes.
He had presented the items to the state deputy governor, Haruna Manu, before proceeding to commence the distribution which he noted was part of the government’s efforts to ameliorate the sufferings of the affected residents.
Giving a breakdown of the beneficiaries affected by the clashes, the NEMA official said the exercise would capture 170 households in Bali, 240 in Donga, and 100 in Ussa Local Government Areas of the state.
For those affected by windstorms, he says 150 households are in Jalingo, 200 in Gassol, 385 in Kurmi, and 100 in Sardauna LGAs.
In his response, the deputy governor thanked NEMA for the intervention, with hopes that there would be no more communal clashes that would warrant assistance from any quarter.
He also gave an assurance that the state government was making frantic efforts to restore peace in affected areas, and would assist NEMA with logistics to ease the onerous task of distribution.
Source: Channels TV
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