The warehouse of the Cross River State Emergency Management Agency has been gutted by fire as some alleged hoodlums tried to cart away food and non food materials meant for Internally Displaced Persons in the state.
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Massive flooding has destroyed more than 175 houses, rendered at least 3,000 people homeless in Cross River, according to John Inaku, Director-General of State Emergency Management Agency.
Presenting the items on Saturday to the refugees, Dr. Mercy Akpama, Managing Director, Cross River Food Bank Commission, said that the gesture was part of the activities to mark Governor Ben Ayade’s 50th birthday
John Inaku, SEMA Director General, who disclosed this after an assessment visit to the area on Tuesday, said the cause of the fire was still unknown.
The incident, which occurred between the late hours of September 18 and the early hours of September 19, has rendered hundreds of residents homeless as properties worth millions of naira were destroyed
The Director-General of the Cross River State Emergency Management Agency, John Inaku, made the disclosure while assessing the extent of damage in flooded areas in Calabar South on Monday.
Hafiz Inuwa, the State Commissioner of Police, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria at the scene of the event, confirmed the figure.
The Director-General of the Cross River State Emergency Management Agency, John Inaku, confirmed the development in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Calabar on Tuesday