Featured Politics News

SEMA donates relief materials to Zaria building collapse victims

By Olamilekn FAWAS

The Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) on Saturday donated relief materials to victims of Zaria building collapse to cushion the effect of the incident.

TBI Africa recalls that a two-storeyIslamiyya school building under construction at Unguwan Kaya in Zaria, Kaduna State  collapsed on Friday killing four people.

TBI Africa reports that as at Friday evening three bodies were recovered while seven others injured, however, the fourth person died at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Shika.

Presenting the items to the Sole Administrator, Zaria Local Government at the council secretariat, the SEMA Director, Administration, AlhajiAbubakar Ibrahim, said the gesture was only meant to give the victims family a sense of belonging.

“We have brought this relief materials to the families of victims of yesterday’s building collapse to give them sense of belonging and cushion the effect of what happened.

“The materials are not meant to pay the families and relations of the victims but to cushion the effect, we hope they are going to use it judiciously,” he said.

Receiving the items, the Sole Administrator, AlhajiTukurAbubakar-Yero, thanked SEMA for the gesture.

He promised to distribute the materials to the families of the affected victims judiciously.

“We have received 10 bags of rice,  palm oil and vegetable oil as well as  five cartons of Indomie noodles.

“From our own end, we have already visited the victims who are responding to treatment at ABUTH and we are going settle their medical bills,” he promised.

Abubakar-Yero advised people to always seek professional advise whenever they intend to embark on construction to avert loss of lives and property.

Related posts

Diamond Bank, Access Bank dispel rumour of business combination, notify NSE

Editor

APC shifts Lagos House of Assembly primaries to Friday

Our Reporter

Lagos Guber: AD candidate rejects result, says ‘I am going to court’

Editor

Group urges Nigerians to support community policing strategy

Meletus EZE

State govs’ quest to borrow N17tr from pension fund may hit brickwall

Joseph Inokotong 

AfDB expresses delight over appointment of bank’s VP as minister

Editor