By Aliyu Dangida

JIGAWA—Gwaram Local Government Area of Jigawa State has distributed food items and relief materials worth N9 million to victims of the recent flood disaster in the council.

It will be recalled that recent flood in the council led to the death of one person, while several others sustained injuries. It was also gathered that 500 farmlands were submerged with hundreds of houses destroyed.

The council chairman, Alhaji Bala Kila, told Vanguard that the council came to the aid of the victims because they were indigenes of the area, adding that the gesture was aimed at cushioning the effect of hardship faced by them and not to compensate what they lost in the disaster.

Items donated included 500 bags of rice, maize, guinea corn, millet, 500 rubber mats and 500 pieces of Atamfa.

Areas affected by the flood disaster were Dabara, Haya, Kafin Doki, Fiji, Sakuwa, Rahama, Zaburan, Zandamta Gabas, Kadale Bakin Kogi, among others.

He charged the victims to accept the situation in good faith and as an act of God, adding that only God can compensate them better. He assured that the council will do everything possible to help.