Governor Umar Danmodi of Jigawa State has administered the disbursement of N813 million to over 210 victims of the October 2024 Majiya tanker explosion in Jigawa State.
Speaking while presenting cheques to the beneficiaries, Danmodi charged the Disbursement Committee members to have the fear of God, uphold probity and accountability, warning that their task was to ensure justice, fairness, transparency, and equity in making sure that only the victims were served accordingly.
He also charged the Committee members to ensure that only the families of the affected victims—both the 201 deceased and the 70 survivors who sustained varying degrees of injuries—were attended to.
According to Governor Danmodi, N850 million has been redeemed from the over N1.6 billion pledged by individuals, groups, and public organizations to assist the victims. He urged Committee members to intensify efforts to recover the remaining pledges as distribution begins.
Earlier, the committee chairman set up to investigate the October 15th tanker explosion in Majiya Town, DIG Hafiz M. Inuwa (rtd), revealed that the incident affected 308 people, with 209 confirmed dead and 99 survivors sustaining various injuries
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