The governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Zulum has announced an emergency relief of the sum of N1 billion naira to provide urgent support to victims of the fire disaster that razed down the Maiduguri’s Monday Market in the early hours.
Zulum had 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.
In the broadcast which was in Hausa language, the governor urged citizens not to politicize the unfortunate incident.