Executive Secretary, State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Muhammad Goje, told a news Conference in Damaturu Wednesday that rice, maize, pasta and condiments were distributed to the beneficiaries.
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NEMA Director General, retired AVM Mohammed Muhammad, presented the materials at a ceremony in Tambuwal, headquarters of Tambuwal LGA on Tuesday.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the incident occurred on Saturday, July 7, when 30 passengers boarded the canoe transporting them to Isa town from Bafarawa settlement.
The News Agency of Nigeria correspondent who visited Katarko village on Friday, reports that the returnees were busy making up their huts to settling down to normal life after three years at the camp.
John Owoicho, a member of the committee, made this known when he led other officials on an assessment of burnt building.
Bagudu gave this directive in a statement signed by Alhaji Abubakar Dakingari, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday.
Following the alert, the Agency has immediately established contact with the State Commissioner for Environment, State Emergency Management Agency and other relevant stakeholders while teams from the agency are due to arrive the state for appropriate action to the affected persons and communities.
Sunny Jackson, the Head, Planning, Forecasting and Operations of the agency, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Umuahia on Monday.
No fewer than 74 people were killed, 15 injured and 1,429 cows stolen during the recent attack by gunmen in Zamfara State.
The SEMA boss told The Eagle Online in an interview on Friday that already the agency had commenced working with the state Ministry of Health and is combat ready for the prompt control of lassa fever in the state