Rainstorm has destroyed scores of buildings and rendered homeless over 1,000 persons including the district head of Kuta town in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. The destruction is estimated at over N500 million. A senator representing Niger East Senatorial District, David Umaru, has appealed to the National Emergency Man-Agency (NEMA) to immediately come to the people’s aid.
Umaru made the call yesterday during a visit to the victims whose houses were blown off by the storm. The lawmaker, who described the disaster as monumental, said the intervention of government and NEMA was urgently necessary to cushion the effects of the storm on the victims.
Commiserating with the people, Umaru promised to contact relevant authorities for urgent intervention in alleviating their suffering. Welcoming the senator to his palace, the district head of Kuta, whose palace was partly destroyed by the rainstorm, said his people were shocked and devastated by the disaster.
The district head expressed appreciation to Umaru for finding it expedient to share the pains of the people at this moment. He appealed to government to assist the victims with palliative measures for them to pick up their lives again.
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