… Distributes various relief items to 8402 beneficiaries across 6 Area Councils
By Joyce Remi-Babayeju
The FCT Emergency Management Agency , FEMA , Acting Director General, Mohammed Ibrahim Sabo has disclosed that the agency has saved 247 lives from fire outbreaks, and rescued 8740 from various natural disasters in 2023.
Sabi disclosed this on Wednesday at the FEMA 2023 Media End of Year briefing on the scorecard on the activities of the agency.
He said,” Major fire outbreaks,247 lives saved from 5 calls through the 112 toll-free number. 2 lives lost.”
According to the FEMA Acting Director General, in 2023, the agency centered on major incidents such as flooding, fire outbreaks, building collapse and provision of relief materials to disaster affected persons.
‘In April 2023 ,FEMA engaged local divers in the six Area Councils in the FCT on how to effectively respond to flood issues which put 178 LGAs in 32 states including the FCT in high flood risk.’
Furthermore, the Agency inaugurated emergency Marshals in the 6 area councils of the FCT to encourage community participation in disaster management.
Also, Sabi disclosed that during the year under review FEMA saved 1845 lives through 24 calls on its 112 emergency toll-free number. 19 lives were, however, lost.”
The FEMA Acting Director General giving a breakdown of the search and rescue activities in 2023 , stated that 1373 lives were rescued from various flood disasters, 4 lives were, however, lost.
‘Building collapse,173 lives saved from 5 calls,6 lives lost.”
“The agency distributed various palliatives in Yangoji / Shafi community in Kwali Are Council were torrential rainfall where 200 households were displaced, and 25 farmlands were destroyed.
The agency, on 25th September 2023, distributed food items including 1kg meat, 1kg garri ,1kg rice 4 pkts of spaghetti and clothing materials to about 300 vulnerable and displaced people at Wassa community.
FEMA in collaboration with NEMA and the Agricultural and Rural Development Secretariat, distributed various food and non-food items to about 8403 beneficiaries across the 6 area councils of the FCT.
The total number of items distributed to the beneficiaries include 1000 yam seedlings.
2930 food items comprising rice, beans, maize, garri, guinea corn, groundnut oil,maggi, salt.
Other items are 544 non-food items comprising mattresses, blankets, mosquito nets, stoves, buckets , cooking pots 1140 grinding machines.
1139 sewing machines.
1650 rice and maize seedlings, Sabo disclosed.
