According to her, the gesture to the PWDs was made possible by a request from the NCPWD for NEMA’s intervention.
Ms Afuye received the items on behalf of Governor Biodun Oyebanji and said the grains, principally maize and garri, would be distributed to the vulnerable groups.
Ms Umar commended the collaboration between NEMA and UN-OCHA in enhancing disaster response capabilities.
Over 1,600 industrial weeping and straight sewing machines were lost in the mid-afternoon fire disaster that struck the popular market.
A victim, who spoke to one of his relatives and confirmed by the rescue team, said some of them gathered around the mustard point in the building when it collapsed.
Majority of IDPs rely on agriculture as means of livelihood but cannot access their farmlands due to insurgents’ attacks.
