The Borno state government has distributed food palliatives to about 23,000 households in Baga town of Kukawa Local Government Area.
According to United Nations projections, more than 500,000 people will face emergency levels of food insecurity, added to about 7,000 children that are likely to suffer acute malnutrition in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states.
Governor Babagana Zulum, who personally supervised the exercise, said the palliatives were in line with one of President Bola Tinubu’s agenda. The President recently declared a state of emergency on food security due to the removal of fuel subsidy.
Men and Women beneficiaries of food items and non food items. Photo: Dauda Iliya, Radio Nigeria
According to the Governor, more than 20,000 returnees and other less privileged who could not farm in their communities have been provided with food and non-food items.
Apart from food donations, the state government is also working on providing livelihoods to returnee communities through revival of commercial activities and farming.
Each of the 23,000 households from Baga, Doron Baga and Cross Kauwa received bags of rice, spaghetti and maize grains, with women getting a wrapper each.
The Governor was accompanied on the humanitarian visit by the Chairman, Taskforce on palliatives, Honourable Bukar Talba, and Director-General, State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Barkindo Muhammad.
