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NNPC, Shell Donate Relief Materials To 8,000 IDPs In Borno
The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC,
and Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, have donated relief materials
worth millions of naira to over 8,000 IDPs in Borno.
The Head of NNPC delegation, Ibrahim
Abdulkadir, disclosed this on Wednesday during a courtesy call on the Deputy
Governor of the state, Alhaji Usman Kadafur.
Abdulkadir said the items which comprise food and non-food items would be
distributed to 1,500 households accommodating 8,000 IDPs in 10 selected Local
Government Areas of the state.
He listed the areas as Konduga, Bama, Damboa, Gwoza, Guzamala, Monguno, Marte,
Nganzai, Ngala and Kukawa.
Abdulkadir said 25kg of rice; 50kg of Maize; 50kg of millet; 25kg of soya
beans; 5 litres each of vegetable oil and palm oil as well as salt would be
given to each household.
“They will also receive non-food items, including wrapper, blanket, mattresses,
mats, towel, mosquito net, bucket, plastic tray, cups, kettles, set of
aluminium pots, toothpaste, sanitary pads and pampers.
“The distribution will be carried out by Dangaru Global Resource Nigeria Ltd.,
in partnership with the State Emergency Management Agency,’’ he said.
The NNPC official said the gesture was part of the corporate social
responsibility of NNPC and Shell to persons displaced by the Boko Haram
insurgency.
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