The Niger State Government has said that the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) across the state are in dire need of food.
The Director-General of the State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Alhaji Ibrahim Inga stated this yesterday when he received N27 million palliatives from one of the governorship aspirants in the state, Alhaji Mohammed Idris Malagi.
According to Inga, the issue of insecurity in the state is becoming alarming and has led to the displacement of several people who now stay in the IDP camps spread across the state.
He noted that the government is trying its best in taking care of the IDPs, adding that during this period, food is top among their basic needs.
“The state alone cannot take care of the IDPs, because it is taxing. We call on individuals and organisations to partner with the government in providing food for the IDPs,” the D-G said.
Inga, who appreciated the donation from the aspirant, gave the assurance that the distribution would be made to those who are affected by insecurity.
The aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Mohammed Idris Malagi donated grains and vegetable oil to the Internal Displaced Persons.
Malagi, who was represented by the Coordinating Secretary, Malagi 2023 Gubernatorial Organisation Bala Marka said the food items include150 bags of rice, 150 bags of millet, 150 bags of maize and 50 gallons of vegetable oil.
Marka handed over the items to the Niger State Government who was represented by the Director-General, Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) Alhaji Ibrahim Inga for onward distribution to the IDPs.