Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum has announced an emergency relief of the sum of N1 billion to provide urgent support to victims of the fire disaster that razed down the Maiduguri Monday Market in the early hours of Sunday pending assessment of the incident.
The announcement was contained in a statement by the Governor’s spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau, made available to Journalists in Maiduguri on Sunday.
Babagana Zulum has earlier made a broadcast soon after he had visited the scene of the incident and had mobilized armed forces to secure the area to prevent breakdown of law and order.