SAN FRANCISCO, June 19, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, to lead a Federal Government delegation immediately to Bauchi State in the aftermath of the windstorm which destroyed an estimated 1505 houses mainly in the state capital.
This was revealed in a statement by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity stating that eight persons have been confirmed dead while 120 others have reported various degrees of injury.
Azare, another major town was struck by a major fire disaster that destroyed the market in the town a few days after.
The delegation which also includes the Director General of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Engineer Mustapha Yunusa Maihaja is to undertake an assessment of the extent of damage occasioned by the natural disaster.
Already, NEMA has started mobilising relief items from its warehouses located in Damaturu and Yola for onward distribution to those displaced by the windstorm.
The aid materials are expected to reach Bauchi today, Tuesday evening while assessment is being conducted on the fire incident in Azare.
THEWILL recalls that in an earlier message on Monday, President Buhari had extended his deepest sympathies to the victims and families of devastating windstorm and the fire incidents.
The President said that the “nation stands in solidarity with their fellow countrymen in this difficult time as they face the devastation with courage and fortitude.”
