SEMA donates relief materials to victims of Kaura attacks

SEMA donates relief materials to victims of Kaura attacks

The Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) on Wednesday donated relief materials to victims of Sunday attacks in the Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

Speaking while presenting the items, the Executive Secretary of SEMA, Muhammed Mukaddas said the items include 70 bags of rice, 30 bags of beans, 30 bags of garri, 10 bags of sugar, 10 cartons of indomie, five kegs of palm oil, five keys of groundnut oil

Others, he said, are five bags of salt, two cartons of spaghetti, two cartons of Maggi and five cartons of sardines.

.“I wish to convey the approval of Gov. Nasir El-rufai to provide these items as relief assistance to the community attacked by bandits,” he stated.

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He said SEMA will provide more relief materials to victims after a more detailed assessment of the extent of the destruction is carried out by the agency.

Receiving the items on behalf of victims at his palace, the chief of Kagoro, Ufuwai Bonet thanked the state government for its swift response to the incident.

Bonet called for an end to the wanton destruction of lives and properties in the area.

He appealed for calm and cautioned the people against taking laws into their hands in the face of the unprovoked attacks.

Also speaking, the chairman of Kaura Local Government Area, Siman Mathias, appealed to the state government to help rebuild houses that were destroyed in the attacks.

Mathias also called for the deployment of more security personnel to the council.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 34 persons were confirmed killed and over 200 houses burnt during an attack by unknown gunmen on the Agban community in Kaura.

NAN also report that the SEMA boss visited the Kafanchan fires service division to inspect its equipment.