BUHARI MOURNS VICTIMS OF BORNO IDP FIRE INCIDENT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday described the news of the death of 14 persons and injury to many from a fire incident at an IDP camp in Ngala, Borno State as “extremely horrifying”.

According to a press statement signed by the senior special assistant to the president, ( Media & publicity), malam garba shehu, president buhari while reacting to the sad incident, directed the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development to investigate and report the circumstances leading to the incident.

However, he advised on how a future occurrence will be averted.

Furthermore, the president directed that urgent needed assistance be immediately given to the victims, and prayed to Allah to repose the souls of those whose lives were lost, and the quick recovery of the injured persons.