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Sokoto donates N100m, food items to victims of banditry, boat accident

From The Punch · () English

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  • The Sokoto State Government has donated over N100 million and 408 bags of assorted food items to victims of banditry and a boat accident in the state.
  • The aid targets families affected by attacks in Wurno and Goronyo Local Government Areas, with N1 million and food provided to families of those killed.
  • Governor Ahmed Aliyu also directed an immediate halt to boat overloading to prevent further accidents, following the deaths of 65 people in a recent mishap.

The Sokoto State Government has provided significant aid to communities affected by recent violence and a tragic boat accident. Over N100 million and 408 bags of assorted food items have been donated to families impacted by bandit attacks and a boat mishap in the Wurno and Goronyo Local Government Areas.

A high-powered government delegation, led by former governor Senator Aliyu Wamakko, visited the affected communities to offer condolences. Families of the seven individuals killed in a bandit attack in Dinawa received N1 million each, along with two bags each of maize and millet and one bag of rice. Injured victims received N250,000 each and food supplies. Similar support was provided to families affected by an attack in Birjingo.

I am sure you must have seen the recent intervention by the state government, which included the provision of 62 armoured vehicles to security agencies to support their operations. The state government will continue to support our security agencies in their quest to curb the menace of insecurity in the state

— Senator Aliyu WamakkoAssuring residents of the government's commitment to tackling insecurity and highlighting recent security interventions.

The most severe impact was felt in Gorau, where a boat accident claimed the lives of 65 people. Each bereaved family in Gorau received N1 million, two bags each of maize and millet, and one bag of rice. Senator Wamakko, representing Governor Ahmed Aliyu, expressed the government's grief and assured residents of continued support for security agencies in combating insecurity.

Governor Aliyu has also taken steps to prevent future tragedies, issuing a directive to immediately stop the overloading of boats. This measure follows the identification of overloading as a major contributing factor to the Gorau boat accident. Local government authorities and the district head have been tasked with enforcing this directive stringently. The delegation also extended condolences to residents of Tsamaye over the death of the local APC chairman.

We also need to pray fervently for Allah’s intervention on insecurity and other challenges confronting our nation

— Senator Aliyu WamakkoUrging prayers for divine intervention on national challenges.
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