NEMA donates drugs to victims of Gombe multiple blasts

News Express |25th Jul 2015 | 3,015
NEMA donates drugs to victims of Gombe multiple blasts

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday donated drugs to victims of multiple blasts at Dukku and Dadin/Kowa motor parks, Gombe.

Presenting the drugs, Alhaji Sani Sidi, the Director-General of the agency, described the incident as unfortunate.

He said the donation was part of the Federal Government's efforts to assist victims of the disaster.

Sidi commended the State Hospitals Management Board for treating the victims and condoled families of those who lost their lives during the incident.

He said the agency would continue to support the state government to take good care of the victims.

Receiving the drugs, an official of the Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe, Dr Zainab Chukuma, thanked the agency for its concern.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalled that 36 persons were killed on Wednesday, while more than 100 sustained degrees of injuries during the blasts at Dadin/Kowa and Dukku motor parks, Gombe. (NAN)






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