Victims Of Akwa Ibom Communal Crises Get NEMA Relief Materials

The National Emergency Management Agency
( NEMA) has provided relief materials to support
the rehabilitation of victims of communal
clashes in Ekimbuk village , Ibiono Ibom Local
Government, Akwa Ibom .

This was contained in a statement signed by
Mr Sani Datti , Senior Information Officer, NEMA ,
and made available to NAN on Sunday , in
Abuja .

It stated that Mr Muhammad Sani - Sidi, the
Director- General, NEMA, while presenting the
items appealed to the warring communities to
stop the incessant destructions of lives and
properties.

The statement said the DG , who was
represented by Mr Eugene Ezeh , Director, Relief
and Rehabilitation of the agency , further urged
the commuters to embrace peace for national
development.

It noted that the items delivered were based on
recommendation of a joint assessment
conducted by NEMA and Akwa Ibom State
Government.
The statement quoted Sani - Sidi as urging the
State Government to ensure that the items get
to the victims and that they make judicious use
of them .

The director- general called on the State
government to ensure that the State
Emergency management Agency was
strengthened and given the necessary support
to reinforce disaster management in the state .
The statement also stated that Mr Obong Ekpo,
Deputy Governor of the state , who received the
items on behalf of the state governor , thanked
the FG for approving the distribution of the
relief items .

He said that the communal crises have
brought untold losses and tears to the villages
and communities in the Local Government Area
of the state since 1956 , saying that the state
would no longer tolerate acts of lawlessness.

According to him, henceforth , land in disputes
in the state would automatically become the
state government ’ s property and would be
used for developmental purposes.
The items distributed to the victims included
food and non food items .