Update: Plateau Relief Materials May Have Been Stolen Before Fire Incident

Relief materials meant for the victims of the 2012 flood in Plateau State have been destroyed by fire.

The Executive Secretary of the Plateau State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, Alhassan Barde, has confirmed the fire incident which reportedly consumed relief materials meant for victims of the 2012 flood disaster.

Mr. Barde in a telephone interview in Jos on Monday said the incident occurred in Jos North LGA former secretariat about a month ago. He added, however, that it was minor and only affected the store where grains were kept.

He said that a committee has already been set up by the state government to investigate the cause of the fire after stating that the fire had been caused by an electrical fault.

However, according to a witness’ account of the fire incident, the relief materials had already been stolen, and were not in the store, before the fire.

Currently it is not possible to verify the witness’ claims independently, and officials would not confirm or deny it.

The Executive Secretary informed that the committee charged with the responsibilities of distributing the relief materials to the Plateau flood victims had commenced distributions before the fire.

Source: Premium Times

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