An eyewitness told newsmen that eight other persons were seriously injured and were evacuated to a hospital for treatment.
Browsing: Internally displaced persons
The Principal Information Officer North East of NEMA, Abdulkadir Ibrahim, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria.
He disclosed this on Thursday while distributing relief materials to Internally Displaced Persons in various camps in the state.
A News Agency of Nigeria correspondent reports that most of the camps have been vacated by the displaced persons.
Alhaji Ahmed Matane, the Secretary to the State Government, said this while addressing newsmen in Minna on Tuesday.
This is as the wife of the Speaker, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, Salamatu, led scores of members of the 9th House of Representatives Members’ Spouses Association (9th HORMSA) to the Kuchingoro IDPs camp for the maiden edition of Project Uplift where a health and wellness talk by officials of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency took place and a mobile clinic health check where blood and other tests were carried out on the IDPs and members of the Kuchingoro community.
The State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, made this known when he spoke with State House correspondents on Friday.
Dr. Bashir Jamoh, Director-General, NIMASA, while presenting the items, said the donation was part of the agency’s Corporate Social Responsibility.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that officials of the Ministry of Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Resettlement and State Emergency Management Agency are handling the resettlement exercise.
Ortom made the demand following the killing of seven persons by suspected herdsmen during an attack on an Internally Displaced Persons camp in Abagena community, Benue State
The attack was carried out in the early hours of Tuesday
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Muslims fast throughout the 30 days of the holy month.
Abubakar, who is Chairman, National Peace Committee, painted the grim picture of security challenges at a dialogue of the committee with key stakeholders in Abuja on Wednesday.
The joint team is to work out modalities on how the two states could mutually address the situation and surmount security challenges within their territories and to also seek alignments and collaboration on economic and security fronts.
The troops restored order in Dikwa town following an attempt to breach security and peace in the area by Boko Haram Terrorists who attacked some areas in the town on Friday.
The information was contained in a statement by Malam Isa Gusau, the Governor’s Special Adviser on Communications and Strategy, on Friday in Maiduguri.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Banki camp is one of the many camps being managed with the support of UN since the Boko Haram insurgency started about 10 years ago.
Zulum made the commendation while declaring open the Chief of Army Staff Combined Conference in Maiduguri.
Okotete, who is member of the APC Caretaker Committee, said this on Friday when she led a delegation to donate food items to the Internally Displaced Persons at Karamajji in Abuja.
While the relief materials comprising of 10,000 pieces of sleeping mats, 10,000 cardigans and sweaters, as well as 10,000 assorted blankets were donated to the Katsina State Government, the cash sum was donated to the Federation of Muslim Women Associations in Nigeria to provide special support to women and children in the Internally Displaced Camps in the State.