Super bike squad Jeje Riders Nigeria International in collaboration with Notore Chemical Industries Plc., has donated food items worth millions of naira to victims of the recent flood disaster in Jigawa State.

Delivering the relief materials to the Jigawa State government on behalf of the organisations, the chairman, Board of Trustee and president of JeJe Riders Nigeria International, Tizhe Ibrahim Mathew said, the materials are aimed at given their own support to the flood victim in the state.

The BoT chairman who was represented by Dr Muhammed Garba Mainasara also sympathised with victims who lost their love ones, properties and displaced by the disaster.

“We are presenting this donation as part of the charity activities we are carrying in collaboration with Natore Chemical Industries Plc. And other partners.

“JeJe Riders is a group of touring bikers but we have many charity and community programs for supporting the less privilege, complementing government effort in promoting digital literacy, education, public healthcare service delivery and fight against rape, drug abuse and related awful act in the society.”

He explained that, the food items delivered to Jigawa State government included 200 bags of Maize 120kg, 200 cartons of noodles among others.

Also speaking on the occasion, the head of Marketing, Notore Chemical Industries Plc., Mr Joel Bwankwot, said Notore is concerned for the farmers of Jigawa who were impacted by the floods and believed that the donations will go a long way in providing succour to the victims.

He said Notore has been involved in series of humanitarian gestures in Nigeria and West Africa.

“Recently, we collaborated with the bikers association to plant over 3,000 trees in Bauchi State to commemorate the World Environment Day. This was done to enhance the quality of life of our people.

“We have spent millions of naira to have these interventions and we will continue to do that,” said Bwankwot.

Speaking when he received the JeJe Riders in Dutse, the state governor Alhaji Muhammad Badaru Abubakar, thanked the group for the donation and also identifying with the people of the state in this abysmal time when flooding that killed over 130, displaced over 100,000 and washed away over 14,000 hectares of farmland.

The governor who was represented by his deputy Malam Umar Namadi reiterated the commitment of the state government to join hands with all partners and experts in finding a lasting solution to the perennial disaster.