The National Emergency Management Agency ( NEMA), North West Zone have so far trained 3,200 volunteers on how to respond to situations of emergency and disaster management in their communities in 16 local governments.

Zonal Coordinator, NEMA, North West Zone, Musa Ilallah stated this yesterday at a one-day programme in Birnin Kebbi to train and inaugurate volunteers to get involved in all phases of disaster management such as preparedness ,response, prevention, recovery and rehabilitation.

Illallah, said the volunteers would serve as first responders in situations of emergencies and disasters in their respective communities. He noted that good Samaritans often stretched out their helping hands to rescue victims of emergencies and disaster, but lack the competence and skill to do so.