The Wife of the President, Hajiya
Aisha Buhari, has described the killings in Zamfara State as unfortunate.
Aisha said this as she donated
relief materials to 5, 000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), in Zamfara.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
reports that the relief materials, which comprised food items and clothing
materials, were donated through her non-governmental organization, Future
Assured Foundation.
Aisha, who was represented by the
Administration and Liason officer of the organisation, Hajiya Fadimatu
Rafindadi, said the gesture was aimed at supporting the victims of banditry
attacks in the state.
She urged communities to embark
on prayers and seek for Allah’s interventions in the problem.
She also urged the people of the
state to continue to pray for peace as well as cooperate with the relevant
authorities to restore normalcy in the state.
“I sent a delegation of my
associates earlier to you with relief materials to help in alleviating the
suffering of those affected especially, widowed women, and orphaned children,
as well as other affected citizens.
‘’Once again, I am humbled to
provide additional support to those victims to complement the efforts of the
Federal and state governments in bringing succor to the citizens through the
organisation.
“I am therefore, committed to
bring part of any support mechanisms that are being extended to the state to
provide support, structure and comfort to those that have found themselves at
loss.’’
The Secretary to the state
government, Prof. Abdullahi Shinkafi, thanked Aisha Buhari for the gesture.
Shinkafi also commended the
Federal Government for other interventions through various committees and
programmes to assist the victims of banditry activities in the state.
He also thanked the NGO for
bringing the assistance to the state twice in a month
“This assistance is very timely
because the state started experiencing banditry attacks and other insecurity
challenges since 2009.
“As at now, about 5, 000 lives
had been lost, about 9, 000 people injured and several thousands were
displaced, about 500 villages affected across the 14 Local Government Areas of
the state through these unfortunate attacks.
“About 10,000 buildings and over
13,000 hectares of agricultural land had been destroyed,’’ he said.
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