Following devastating floods that ravaged Maiduguri and its environs, the Zamfara State Government has expressed its sympathy and donated N100 million to support relief efforts in Borno State.
SPECIAL REPORT: Antimicrobial resistance crisis heightens in Nigeria , other countriesHow Ukraine’s Superhuman Centre is helping war heroes walk againINVESTIGATION: How displaced Nigeria n villagers are massacred in search for foodOn Thursday, Mr Lawal sent a delegation led by Abubakar Nakwada, the Secretary to the Zamfara State Government to Maiduguri to convey his sympathy with the government and people of Borno State.
A statement by the spokesperson for the Zamfara Governor, Sulaiman Bala Idris, revealed that the purpose of the visit was to sympathize with the government of Borno and the good people of the state over the recent heart-touching flood disaster. He said: “On behalf of the people and Government of Zamfara State, I write to express our deepest sympathy for the recent devastating flood resulting from the overflow of water from the Alau Dam in Maiduguri. We are profoundly saddened by reports that over one million people have been displaced by this catastrophic event.
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