El-Rufai visits Kaduna community rocked by earth tremor, assures residents of safety

News Express |25th Sep 2016 | 2,363

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has visited Kwoi community in Jaba Local Government Area of the state, to commiserate with the residents following the earth tremor that occurred in the community last week.

The paramount ruler of the community, briefed the governor, who arrived the community in company of his deputy, Bala Bantex, and other top government officials, on how the incident occurred.

This is the third after two other mini earth quakes had also occurred in the previous weeks.

El-Rufai condoled with the victims after meeting with residents at the palace of their traditional ruler.

Although he described the earth tremor as shocking and the first of its kind in the area, he expressed gratitude to God that no life was lost from the incident.

The Governor stated that the incident was exaggerated in the media and said that the government was waiting for the outcome of investigation by various experts who have visited the community, in order to know the next action to take.

The paramount ruler, while hosting the Governor, said that “the earth tremor took the residents by surprise, and has since created tension in the community.”

He commended the state and federal government for the concerns they have shown since the incident occurred.

Meanwhile, most of the residents, especially non-indigenes that fled the community in the wake of the earth tremor, are yet to return while others still in the community, express fears about their safety.

•Text courtesy of Channels TV. Photo shows Governor El-Rufai.