The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has provided emergency relief to over 500 households in Darajamal, Bama Local Government Area of Borno State, following a Boko Haram attack that left 63 people dead, including eight soldiers, and razed 28 homes.
Darajamal, a border community with Cameroon, was assaulted on September 5, just months after residents had been resettled by the state government.
Distributing 10 tons of food and other essential materials on Thursday, NEDC Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Mohammed Alkali said the intervention was aimed at easing the devastating impact of the assault.
“Today’s event marks our emergency intervention to cushion the effects of terrorism that destroyed lives and property in this community,” Alkali said, in remarks delivered by the Commission’s State Coordinator, Alhaji Mohammed Umar.
He noted that over 75 percent of the supplies were targeted at vulnerable families, mostly women and children, who bore the brunt of the attack.
The relief package includes rice, sugar, spaghetti, cooking oil, shadda cloth, wrappers, blankets, and children’s clothing.
Each of the 500 households will receive a share of the donated items.
Umar warned that the materials should not be sold for profit but used to meet urgent family needs.
Bama Local Government Chairman, Alhaji Modu Gujja, appealed to both the Federal and State governments to address critical infrastructure gaps in Darajamal.
He called for the sinking of a borehole at the Darajamal Housing Estate along the Bama–Banki road, warning that residents—forced to rely on hand-dug ponds—risk outbreaks of cholera and polio.
Gujja also urged the reconstruction of the deteriorated 54-kilometer Bama–Darajamal road to improve access between Bama, Darajamal, and Banki.
He further encouraged residents to report any suspicious movements to security agencies to prevent future attacks.