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Fire Outbreak Affects 7,839 IDPs in Monguno-
NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) confirms the sad
incidence of fire outbreak on Thursday at the Internally Displaced
Persons (IDPs) camp in Monguno, Borno State which is located about
137 kilometer from Maiduguri, the state capital.
The fire which, occurred in the camp that is located inside the
local stadium in Monguno town, affected about 7,839 persons with a
total of 3 lives lost. The fire occurred at noon from one of the
makeshift shelter where a woman was cooking and spread across the
camp, destroying about 402 re-enforced/transitional shelters and
933 makeshift homes burnt.
The Director General of NEMA Engr Mustapha Maihaja, on behalf of
the Federal Government sympathizes with the government and people
of Borno State and the IDPs in particular over the incidence. He
also assured that the agency is already working with other
stakeholders to provide immediate relief assistances to the
affected persons.
Sani Datti
Head Media and Public relations
8th February 2019