NEMA Presents Relief Items To 653 Kebbi Flood Victims

National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has offered meals objects, family gear and livelihood supplies to 653 households affected by the 2025 flood catastrophe in Kebbi State.

The company’s director-general, Mrs Zubaida Umar, made the presentation yesterday in Birnin Kebbi.

Umar, who was represented by the director of Relief and Rehabilitation, Alhaji Abbani Garki, stated the intervention was a part of the federal authorities’s efforts to help flood-affected communities throughout the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

She stated the 2025 flood catastrophe affected 128 native authorities areas throughout the nation, claiming 241 lives, affecting 459,995 individuals and displacing 158,588 others.

The catastrophe additionally destroyed 96,649 hectares of farmland, together with small companies, infrastructure and different livelihood belongings.

According to her, the figures represented households and communities whose livelihoods had been disrupted, underscoring the necessity for sustained humanitarian help to facilitate their restoration.

She added that the intervention mirrored President Bola Tinubu’s dedication to catastrophe threat discount, humanitarian help and the safety of susceptible communities beneath the Renewed Hope Agenda.

Umar stated the distribution in Kebbi State was designed to supply rapid aid and focused livelihood help, with precedence given to female-headed households and individuals residing with disabilities.

The objects earmarked for the 653 beneficiary households embrace 500 luggage of 25kg rice, 500 cartons of spaghetti, every containing 20 packs of 500g, and 250 cartons of vegetable oil, every containing 4 5-litre containers.

Other objects embrace 500 foam mattresses, 250 nylon mats, 250 blankets, 83 grinding machines, 55 stitching machines and 15 cargo tricycles.