The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Saturday distributed assorted relief materials to victims of recent attacks in Mangu Local Government of Plateau.

While handing over the materials, NEMA’s DG, Mohammed Habib, said the agency would conduct an on-the-spot assessment of the communities when peace returned.

Mr Habib, represented by NEMA North-Central zonal director Bashir Garga, urged the people to embrace peace and shun violence.

The DG said it was sad, sickening, and demoralising that the attacks kept reoccurring in the state.

He described Mangu as one of Plateau’s most enterprising local government areas (LGAs).

“This is sad; if this had happened elsewhere, I wouldn’t be bugged or surprised, but an enterprising community like Mangu LGA? It is really sad.

“If you look at the present economic quagmire we found ourselves in this country, it is foolhardy for anybody to embark on killing one another.

“When normalcy is presumed to have returned, when we have assurances from the security operatives on ground, we will, in collaboration with the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), go to these places and have on-the-spot assessments to ascertain the causes of the unfortunate incidents,” he said.

He listed the food and non-food items distributed to include 2,832 bags of 10kg rice, 2,832 bags of 10kg beans, and 2,832 bags of 10kg garri.

Others included 100 kegs of 20 litres of vegetable oil, 100 kegs of palm oil (20 litres), 1,000 mattresses, 1,500 pieces of mosquito nets, 1,500 pieces of nylon mats, and 1,500 pieces of wax prints, among many others.

Sunday Abdu, Plateau SEMA executive secretary, said the agency was on alert and aware of the problems on ground.

Mr Abdu stated that SEMA was synergising with NEMA and security agencies to work out how to assist the people in returning to their ancestral homes.

(NAN)