Barely 3 days after the deadly attack by Boko Haram insurgents on Kwapre, a community in Hong Local Government Area, Adamawa state, Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri on Monday visited the community for an on the spot assessment of the damages caused by the hoodlums.
Governor Fintiri had while assessing the damages, commiserated with the victims and subsequently donated the sum of 3.2million, while pledging his administration's commitment to reach out to the victims with a view to ameliorating their suffering.
Equally, the Governor was at the Taimako Clinic and Maternity in Hong LGA where he sympathised with those that sustained injuries during the incident, and prayed for their quick recovery.
It could be recalled that the insurgents had on Friday last week invaded Kwapre village in Hong Local Government Area where they were reported have killed 10 people, abducted 30 people including women and burnt several houses to ashes.
The Governor who was represented by the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas, was accompanied during the visit by the Commissioner Ministry of Health, Prof. Isa Abdullahi and his counterpart of RRRH, Elijah Tumba, the Executive Secretary ADSEMA, Dr. Muhammed Amin Suleiman, Head of Yola Operation NEMA, Midala Iliya Anuhu, the Executive Chairman Hong LGC, James Pukuma, Vice Chairman, Councillor Garha ward, Hyella Bathiya, the District Head of Dugwaba, Simon Yakubu, Village Head of Kwapre, Joel Kulaha among others.
Speaking shortly after the visit, Governor Fintiri explained that their visit was to enable them have first hand information on the level of devastation on the community, and commiserate with the victims more especially those that lost their loved ones during the attack, assuring them that the NEMA and ADSEMA will provide them with relief materials as soon as possible.
He informed them that he had since forwarded a letter to the MD North East Development Commission seeking for intervention, and further assured them that the government will do everything possible towards reconstructing Kwapre community, and further pleaded with them not to run and leave their community.
On his personal basis, the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Iya Abbas, pledged to liaise with the Chairman of the LGC to provide the needed logistics support to local hunters/vigilante groups to complement the effort of the security agencies, and urged them to fish out bad eggs in their midst.
Also speaking, the Executive Chairman of Hong LGC, Hon. James Pukuma commended Governor Fintiri and the Speaker for doing everything possible to help their people at this critical time, saying that he is confident that the issue of security will be improved in the axis.
On his part, the District of Dugwaba, Simon Yakubu, lamented that his subjects have lost almost everything including some of their family members, food items, households and other valuables, and thanked the Governor for the visit, describing the community as the food basket of Hong and other neighbouring LGAs.
The District Head appealed to the government to establish military formation to secure several communities in the the area and some parts of Gombi LGA such as Garkida, saying that the affected communities are sharing borders with Sambisa forest in Borno state.
He also appealed to the government to create special fund for the local hunters/vigilante groups, and applauded their contributions in protecting lives and property of their people.
Baring his mind to NEWS PLATFORM, the Village Head of Kwapre, Joel Kulaha appreciated Governor Fintiri for identifying with them, and urged the government to focus more attention on security of lives and property of the citizens.
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