- Safiu Kehinde
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has provided relief materials to victims of the accidental bomb blast that occurred last year in Gidan-sama and Runtuwa communities of Binji/Silame Federal Constituency, Sokoto State.
NPO Reported that operatives of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) had accidentally launched airstrike mistaken a gathered crowd for terrorist on the 25th of December.
In a statement issued by NEMA on its official X handle on Sunday, the agency disclosed that relief materials which include rice, maize, vegetable oil, and other food items, were officially handed over to Hon. Mani Maishinko, the Member representing Binji/Silame Federal Constituency, who was represented by his legislative aide, Musa Sodangi.
The statement read in part; “National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), through its Sokoto Operations Office, has provided humanitarian relief support to victims of the accidental bomb blast that occurred late last year in Gidan-sama and Runtuwa communities of Binji/Silame Federal Constituency, Sokoto State.
“The relief materials, comprising mainly food items, were officially handed over by the Head of Operations, Mr. Aliyu Shehu Kafindangi, who was represented by the Head of the Planning Unit, Tukur Abubakar.
“The items were presented to Hon. Mani Maishinko, the Member representing Binji/Silame Federal Constituency, who was in turn represented by his legislative aide, Musa Sodangi.
“In his remarks, Hon. Maishinko expressed appreciation to the Federal Government and NEMA for their timely intervention in alleviating the suffering of the affected communities.
“The items handed over in Sokoto include rice, maize, vegetable oil, seasoning cubes, tomato paste, and iodized salt.”