FG distributes 110,000 relief items to resettled Borno IDPs

The Federal Government has begun the distribution of 110,000 assorted relief materials to resettled Internally Displaced Persons in Borno.

Hajiya Sadiya Umar-Faruk, the Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, said this at the inauguration of the distribution exercise on Wednesday in Maiduguri.

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The minister, who was represented by Alhaji Bashir Alkali, the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, said the gesture was aimed at supporting the IDPs.

Umar-Faruk listed the items to include 75,600 pieces of clothing materials for women, 72,000 pieces of clothing materials for men, 19,200 blankets and 19,200 rubber mats.