Borno State Government has commenced the distribution of condiments to about five thousand families taking refuge at Gubio camp in Maiduguri ahead of sallah celebration.
Gubio camp is among the few formal IDP camps that is still operational in Maiduguri as more than twenty camps have so far been closed down by the state government.
Director General State Emergency Management Agency SEMA Ya Bawa Kolo while launching the distribution said the monthly exercise is part of government intervention to IDPs.
According to her, government is doing everything possible to close the remaining camps in no distant future and charged all the IDps to intensify prayers for a speedy end to Boko Haram crisis.
The Director General SEMA also reiterated the commitment of the Agency to providing humanitarian service to vulnerable people and promised to liase with NEMA, North East Development Commission NEDC and other Federal Agencies in providing more assistance to displaced persons in the State.
Chairman of the distribution Committee Ali Isa promised to distribute the items according to number of households in each camp.
The Chairman of Gubio Camp, Mallam Mustapha Bulama thanked the State Governor and DG SEMA for the concern towards to their plight adding that they are ready to go back to their ancestral home anytime soon.
Items presented include cartons of cooking oil, salt, seasoning, bags of millet, okro and tomato paste among others.
Dauda Iliya