The Federal Government has donated relief materials worth millions of naira to Internally Displaced Persons in five Local Government Areas in Zamfara.
The Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, Hajiya Sadiya Farouk, presented the items to the victims in Birnin-Magaji, Maradun, Shinkafi, Tsafe and Zurmi towns on Saturday.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the items comprised bags of assorted grains, sugar, bedding materials, toiletries, milk, cosmetics among others.
Farouk said the gesture was aimed at supporting the IDPs and reducing their suffering.
She said: “This is part of the federal government’s commitment under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari to show care and concern to our sisters, brothers who find themselves in this unwanted situation.”
She described the dwindling security challenges in the state as worrisome and unfortunate.
She said: “This is a very unfortunate situation, we are interested in giving relief to victims of disasters; we are hoping this problem will end very soon.
“We have so far provided relief materials to seven local government areas, our aim is to provide support to all IDPs in the state.”
She said the commission had plans to provide support for IDPs in the state, particularly the women to become self-reliant and productive in future.
She added: “We are so concerned about the future of the orphans and widows, we want to impact them.”
According to her the federal government is making efforts to end the situation, urging the people of the state to continue to pray to Almighty Allah to end the situation.
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