By Olawale Lamina
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has delivered medical consumables, including assorted medicaments to support the treatment of persons injured in the recent explosions in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. This is in addition to the provision of food and non-food items for families of those affected by the incident.
The items were delivered by the Director-General of NEMA, Mrs. Zubaida Umar, on Wednesday, 18th March 2026, during her visit to Maiduguri alongside the Vice President, His Excellency Kashim Shettima.
A statement by the agency’s Head of Press Unit Manzo Ezekiel said that during the visit, Vice President Kashim Shettima sympathized with the victims and reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to ensuring their full recovery.
At the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital where some of the injured were being treated, the VP informed the Chief Medical Director that the medical supplies were provided by the Federal Government through NEMA to support ongoing treatment efforts.
The Vice President was joined on the visit by the Deputy Governor of Borno State, Hon. Umar Usman Kadafur and the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Special Duties, Senator Kaka Shehu Lawan.
The intervention underscores the Federal Government’s continued commitment to providing timely humanitarian assistance and medical support to victims of emergencies across the country.
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