The House of Representatives has urged the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to provide food and other relief materials to the people of Isa/Sabon Birni Federal Constituency of Sokoto State, who just returned to their homes after being displaced by insurgents.
The House also urged the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons to provide necessary assistance to the victims.
The calls followed the adoption of a motion sponsored by Hon. Mohammed Sa’idu Bargaja, during plenary on Tuesday.
Presenting the motion, Bargaja said that the victims of banditry attacks in over 30 villages across Isa/Sabon Birni Federal Constituency of Sokoto State were displaced to various locations within the neighboring towns and have started returning to their homes and villages given a fair improvement in security situation in the area.
He said that due to scarcity of food, shelter, farmland and business premises which were destroyed by insurgents, the returnees are living in abject poverty and untold hardship, which could continue if urgent intervention is not provided by the appropriate authorities.
