Kayode Idowu, Maiduguri The Federal Government on Monday sent relief materials to inhabitants of Auno, a neighbouring community to Borno State which was attacked recently by Boko Haram insurgents.
reported that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari was on a ‘sympathy visit’ to Maiduguri, the state capital, last week, over the gruesome murder of over 30 persons by terrorists.But the Presidency said the booing was sponsored by the opposition, adding that the action was not a rejection of the retired major general or his regime.
The Managing Director of the commission, Mohammed Alkali, while addressing the villagers, said, “On behalf of the Federal Government, the Commission has brought some foodstuffs to provide immediate relief to the victims of the unfortunate incident.” According to him, the relief items included 5000 blanket, 1000 bags of beans, 1000 mattresses, 200 cartons of vegetable oil, 1000 bags of rice, 50 cartons of tomato paste, 50 cartons of Maggi cubes and 1000 mats.
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