Aid group to
spend N400m for reconstruction in Adamawa
The death
toll from Tuesday’s suicide bombing of a mosque in Mubi, Adamawa State, has
risen to 58.
Initial
reports had stated that about 50 persons lost their lives after a youth blew
himself up as worshippers observed early morning prayer.
The
principal medical officer, Mubi General Hospital, Dr. Era Mikailu, told
journalists yesterday that 48 people were brought to the hospital the day of
the attack.
He disclosed
that between Tuesday and Wednesday, eight more people lost their lives, and
that 15 patients in critical condition had been transferred to Federal Medical
Center (FMC), Yola, for treatment.
Meanwhile,
humanitarian organisation, Victims Support Fund (VSF) has budgeted N400 million
for the reconstruction of seven schools in areas affected by the Boko Haram
insurgency.
Six months
earlier, VSF, headed by retired General Theophilus Danjuma, released N500
million for the reconstruction of Michika Local Government secretariat and some
schools in northern Adamawa.
VSF
flagged-off its 2017 women economic empowerment project on Wednesday in Gombi
Local Government.
Its
executive director, Prof. Sunday Ochoche, said the aim of the organisation was
to restore livelihood and boost financial independence among female victims of
the insurgency.
He disclosed
that four schools were marked for reconstruction in Madagali Local Government,
and three from Hong. He said other local governments and the neighbouring
states of Borno and Yobe would soon benefit from the initiative.
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