Windstorm Disaster: Jigawa gov’t inaugurates relief committee
Story from Dahiru SULEIMAN, Dutse
The Jigawa State Government has inaugurated a 15-man windstorm relief committee headed by the Kafin-Hausa Council Chairman, Malam Muhammadu Saminu, to promptly relocate, and provide foodstuffs, shelter and healthcare to the surviving victims of a windstorm disaster which recently claimed the lives of six persons, destroyed houses and left several others injured.
Inaugurating the Committee at the Council Chamber, the state Acting Governor, Alhaji Umar Namadi, called on the state and federal government agencies to as a matter of urgency provide an enabling environment for the resettlement of the victims as well as assist them with the basic needs to alleviate their sufferings.
Recall that the Executive Secretary of the Jigawa State Relief Agency, Alhaji Yusuf Sani, had confirmed that a heavy downpour, with windstorm, had wreaked havoc on the Kafi-Hausa community and destroyed several houses, of which the agency was conducting a damage assessment exercise to ascertain the extent of destruction caused by the disaster.
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He also revealed that the displaced victims took refuge with their relatives in the area pending when a temporary shelter would be provided for them by the agency.
“Six persons lost their lives and 65 others who sustained injuries in the disaster had been hospitalised.
“Our personnel and that of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) are in the area assessing the level of damage,” he said.
Also commenting, the Information Officer in charge of the area, Muhammad Umar, said the Chairman of the Council, Muhammad Saminu, had visited the victims on admission at the Kafin- Hausa General Hospital.
Similarly, the state PDP gubernatorial candidate for the 2023 general elections, Alhaji Mustapha Sule Lamido, commiserated with the people of the community.
He called on the relevant state and federal authorities to urgently intervene with the best assistance possible and prayed that the Almighty Allah (SWT) have mercy on the soul(s) that were reportedly lost, a speedy recovery to the injured and the replacement of properties lost.
