Borno State Government has distributed relief materials to 434 indigenes of Ngoshe community.
The beneficiaries were rescued by security agencies after spending three months in Boko Haram captivity.
Ngoshe is a town in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno.
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum visited the victims in Pulka on Monday.
He directed the immediate distribution of food and non-food items to support their recovery.
Alhaji Ali Abdullahi Isa, Director General of SEMA, supervised the distribution exercise.
Each rescued person received a bag of rice and a bag of maize grits.
They also got a mattress, a wrapper, and a shadda.
Children among them received two pairs of clothing.
In addition, 208 heads of households received N50,000 each.
The cash payment fulfilled Governor Zulum’s earlier pledge of financial assistance.
SEMA Director General Ali Abdullahi Isa spoke during the distribution.
He said the intervention was part of the government’s immediate response to ease their hardship.
“I am here at the instance of His Excellency, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum,” he stated.
He added that the governor directed that the items be given to them as emergency relief.
The rescued individuals are currently receiving medical care and psychosocial support.
They are being treated at a government facility and will be reintegrated into their communities after rehabilitation.
The relief distribution exercise was carried out with the Chairman of Gwoza local government.
Representatives of the Ngoshe community and other officials were also present.
