FIC REPORT (NASARAWA STATE) – More than 300 households displaced by banditry attacks, farmer-herder clashes and other natural disasters in three local government areas of Nasarawa State have received relief materials worth millions of naira from the Federal Government.
The beneficiaries are from Obi, Doma and Keana Local Government Areas, particularly communities along the Nasarawa-Benue border that have experienced persistent attacks by suspected bandits and other security threats.
The attacks and other disasters have forced many residents to flee their homes and seek refuge in public buildings and with relatives in neighbouring communities.
Presenting the relief materials in Lafia, the Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Hajiya Zubaida Umar, called on community leaders to intensify peacebuilding efforts and promote tolerance among residents to ensure lasting peace and economic stability.
Represented by the Head of NEMA’s Jos Operations Office, Mr Felix Adua, the Director-General said the Federal Government remained committed to ensuring that no citizen was left behind in the provision of timely assistance to disaster victims across the country.
She stressed the importance of peaceful coexistence among communities, noting that peace and security were essential for economic growth and development.
The Director-General of the Nasarawa State Emergency Management Agency (NASEMA), Mr Benjamin Akwash, commended NEMA for supporting the state government with relief materials for households affected by banditry attacks and other disasters.
He described the intervention as timely, given the humanitarian challenges confronting displaced communities in the state.
Similarly, the Chairman of Obi Local Government Area, Mr Isa Mohammed, who spoke on behalf of the benefiting local government areas, described the intervention as a welcome development that would restore hope among disaster victims.
Some of the beneficiaries, Pastor Noah Iam and Mallam Zakari Ado, appreciated the Federal Government for the assistance but appealed for stronger security measures to protect border communities against persistent attacks by gunmen.
The relief materials comprised food and non-food items aimed at cushioning the hardship faced by the affected households.
ARI, LIMAN AMINU
HEAD OF CENTRE,
FIC, LAFIA.
