The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has concluded arrangements to commence the distribution of relief food items donated by King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) to 16,000 households of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) living in 8 camps and host communities in Borno State.
According to a press release on Monday, 5th December 2022 signed by NEMA Head of Press and Unit, Manzo Ezekiel said that a standard quantity of 16,000 food baskets, each comprising a bag of rice (25kg), a bag of beans (25kg), masa vita flour (4kg), vegetable oil (2litres), salt (1kg), tomato paste (2kg) and seasoning (0.8kg) will be distributed directly to the 16,000 IDPs at their various locations. This is based on the food items that were donated by the KSrelief which are:
a. 16,000 bags (25kg) of rice
b. 16,000 bags (25kg) of beans
c. 16,000 packaged (4kg) of masa vita flour
d. 16,000 gallons (2 liters) of vegetable oil
e. 16,000 packaged (1kg) of salt
f. 16,000 packaged (2kg) tomato paste
g. 16,000 packaged (0.8kg) seasoning
In preparation for the food distribution, NEMA has conducted detailed profiling of the target beneficiaries at the identified camps and host communities.
The relief food donation by KSrelief, a humanitarian aid Agency of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a continuation of assistance to assist persons affected by insurgency in Borno State. The Saudi agency has previously donated similar food items that were distributed to victims of insurgency in Borno and Yobe States as well as persons affected by armed banditry in Zamfara State. Recall that between 2018 and 2019, KSrelief donated a total of 140,468 baskets of food items that were distributed to the IDPs affected by insurgency in Borno and Yobe States. Furthermore, in 2021 the Saudi agency donated another set of 16,688 relief food baskets that were distributed again in Borno, Yobe, and Zamfara States.
Therefore, it will be the third time that KSrelief relief food donations will be distributed in Borno State.
