20th September, 2024
By Yakubu Uba
The Mutawalle of Borno, Alhaji Kashim Imam has said he decided to be feeding 10,000 victims of Maiduguri flood disaster to complement government’s efforts.
Imam in an interview while monitoring the feeding programme, said he started with feeding 6,000 victims of the Maiduguri flood disaster, but decided to scale it up to 10,000 for the victims in camps to complement government’s efforts.
He said serving already cooked food daily in the camps was based on the victims’ critical requirement for now.
He however said the victims gradually move out of camps in few weeks, they will be supported with rice to start cooking for themselves as against the current practice of cooked food distribution.
He commended his family members and volunteers for the daily cooking and distributing food to flood victims in various camps.
“I want to particularly commend the military, who are not only actively engaged in search and rescue operations but also assist me in sharing the food to victims as well as ensuring orderliness and decorum during the exercise,” Imam said.
The former Board Chairman of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), also lauded the concern and response from government, organisations, philanthropists, and all other individuals to the people of Borno over the sudden incident that took people unaware.
“Nobody was prepared for this, people were caught unaware in the middle of the night.
“Many escaped with the only clothes they were wearing, with some trapped for more than a week.
“As the flood recedes, many cannot even go back to their homes because there’s no home to go back to,” Imam lamented.
A cross section of the victims benefitting from Imam’s gesture, expressed gratitude for the support and urged other leaders and well meaning Nigerians to emulate the good gesture in complementing government efforts at all levels.
“The most pressing issue now is saving lives and stabilising the survivors through feeding and shelter.
“We want to sincerely thank the Mutawalle of Borno, other philanthropists and organisations doing similar exercise in various camps.
“May God Almighty bless them and continue to touch their lives with joy and happiness as they touched our lives at this moment of need,” Habiba Idris, a displaced woman with two children prayed. (NAN)
