GANDUJE DONATES N88. 5 MILLION TO VICTIMS OF INSURGENCY

GANDUJE DONATES N88. 5 MILLION TO VICTIMS OF INSURGENCY

Kano state government has presented donation of the sum of N88.5 million to 289 people affected by insurgency attacks separately, at Kano Central Mosque, Kwari Market and Hotoro Fueling Station in Kano city, sometime last year.

Presenting cheques of the respective amount to the victims, based on death or injury at Africa House, Kano Government House on Sunday, state governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje said the government decided to assist the victims in order to alleviate their suffering.

Dr. Ganduje explained that the long time taken before the presentation of the assistance was as a result of series of verification to ascertain the actual number of victims and the magnitude of their of injury or death.

The governor disclosed that families of each of those that lost their lives would be assisted with N500, 000 while the injured would receive N100, 000 each, pointing out that the widow of a gallant police officer who lost his life while protecting people from insurgents attack at Hotoro Fueling Station would be given N1.5 million.

He prayed to Almighty God to protect the state and its people as well as the nation at large from recurrence insurgency in the future, expressing confidence that President Muhammad Buhari is determined and committed to end terrorism in the country.

Earlier chairman of the Victims’ verification committee, Prof. Isa Hashim told the victims and their representatives that only those whose names are verified would be assisted, noting that others who did not make the list would be contacted later.

Also speaking, the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Rabi’u Sulaiman Bichi said the delay for the payment of the assistance was course due to careful scrutiny of the victims.

Representatives of the victims, Sharif Muhammad and Habiba Hassan respectively thanked the state government for the concern and assistance, assuring to continue supporting the government to serve better.

 

Halilu Ibrahim Dantiye, fnge, mni

Director General, 

Media and Communications,

to the Exec. Gov.  of Kano state, 

159/2015