The Federal Government on Monday sent relief materials to inhabitants of Auno , a neighbouring community to Borno State which was attacked recently by Boko Haram insurgents .
The PUNCH reported that the President , Major General Muhammadu Buhari ( retd . ) was on a ‘ sympathy visit’ to Maiduguri , the state capital , last week , over the gruesome murder of over 30 persons by terrorists .
Buhari was booed and embarrassed by angry residents who shouted ‘ We don ’ t want ’ .
But the Presidency said the booing was sponsored by the opposition, adding that the action was not a rejection of the retired major general or his regime .
On Monday , the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs , Disaster Management and Social Development and the North -East Development Commission delivered food and non-food items to the people of Auno village.
The Managing Director of the commission, Mohammed Alkali , while addressing the villagers , said , “ On behalf of the Federal Government , the Commission has brought some foodstuffs to provide immediate relief to the victims of the unfortunate incident . ”
According to him , the relief items included 5000 blanket, 1000 bags of beans , 1000 mattresses , 200 cartons of vegetable oil , 1000 bags of rice, 50 cartons of tomato paste , 50 cartons of Maggi cubes and 1000 mats .
Source:- Punchng
