The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has come to the rescue of the displaced officers and men of the Mopol 41 Base of the Nigeria Police Force in Damaturu the Yobe State capital.
The Mopol 41 Base, which came under severe attack in December 2014 by the dreaded Boko Haram rebels left the police officers and men of the command homeless.
The State Coordinator of NEMA in Damaturu, Bashir Garga, while presenting relief materials to the Yobe Police Command, decried the neglect of security formations in the wake of the chain of attacks vented on them by the Boko Haram sect, stressing the importance of security forces in the protection of lives and property of the people.
During the December 1, 2014 attack on the troubled north east state, the mobile police base was a major target as structures of the base, security and individual vehicles and cars were burnt by the insurgents.
The pathetic situation of the officers and men of the command was presented to the AIG Zone 12 by the State Commissioner of Police, Zannah Ibrahim, during his recent visit to the state.
The presentation of succour in this regard by NEMA is a swift response to the needs of the displaced policemen in line with its objectives.
Bashir Garga said that their work is not restricted to the Internally Displaced Persons alone but to others who are under emergency cases across the country. He gave the assurance that the gesture would be extended to other security operatives who are in similar circumstances.
The items were received by the Damaturu Area Commander, Mr Yemi Samuel, who represented the State Commissioner of Police, Zannah Ibrahim.
He appreciated the gesture which, according to him, would assist the command greatly in the protection of lives and property of its citizens.
Items presented include mattresses, tents, plastic buckets, detergent, building materials among other food and non-food items.
