Humanitarian Minister, Hajiya Sadiya Farouq,
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri –
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, has condoled with the victims of fire outbreak in Muna El- Badawy, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camp.
The Minister’s condolence message was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Alhaji Bashir Nura Alkali.
Hagiya Farouq also sympathized with the families of those who lost their beloved ones in the fire outbreak.
She said the frequent fire outbreaks in IDP Camps was worrisome and the Federal Government and relevant agencies in the states will take measures to forestall future occurrences.
“Reports reaching me confirms lives were lost, 3,000 shelters destroyed, while dozens of households were displaced.
“I have directed the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to immediately dispatch relief materials to the affected victims at the camp, while an assessment will be conducted to ascertain the cause of the fire and also the level of damage,” she said.
The statement also called on all the IDPs living in various camps across the state to be cautious in order to prevent incidences of fire outbreak in their camps.
