Nigeria: Compensation for Shagari Flood Disaster to Gulp N800 Million

20 November 2008

Sokoto — Compensation for victims of the flood disaster in Shagari Local Govern-ment Area of Sokoto State will gulp N800m, Special Adviser on Ecological and Relief Matters, Dr.Kulu Abubakar disclosed yesterday at a news conference in Sokoto.

She said as part of the admi-nistration's efforts to suppress hardship on victims of natural disasters, the state government had liaised with the Islamic Re-lief Organisation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to source more donations to flood victims at Gangan, Kambana and Lambara in Shagari.

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