The member representing Madagali/ Michika
Federal Constituency at the House of
Representatives, Hon. Titsi Ganama Kwagga, has
cried out over the humanitarian crisis in the his
constituency following the attack on the area by
members of the Boko Haram sect last Sunday.
Speaking in Abuja on Sunday, Hon. Kwagga said
he was terribly distressed over the plight of his
constituents who had been subjected to untold
hardship and inhuman conditions by the
insurgents who sacked virtually all the
communities in Madagali and Michika local
government areas.
"The entire area has been sacked. And that is
why one cannot give authentic information on
the
actual situation in Madagali and Michika. There is
nobody on the ground to give you any
information. What we are getting from there is
mostly based on hearsay; people who have been
sacked and are taking refuge on the
mountainsides are the ones saying they see the
insurgents moving about in the communities.
The
situation is worsening by the day, the insurgents
are now going into the villages killing our people.
"Our people that have been sacked are hungry
and helpless. They have no food, no water, no
household provisions and medications. They have
had to resort to eating up crops that are not yet
ready for harvest. The situation is terrible. The
government, including all the relevant agencies
need to intervene urgently to save the people. If
nothing urgent is done, there could be outbreak
of diseases and have you. Their situation is
pathetic and unimaginable," Hon. Kwagga said
bitterly.
He acknowledged that the Nigerian troops may
be doing their best to reclaim the area from the
insurgents and restore normalcy, but called on
the federal government and the National
Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to send
relief materials the way of the sacked
communities taking refuge on the
mountainsides.
He lamented that there appeared to be no help
coming from relevant agencies, and suggested
that food items and water could be delivered to
the people by helicopters either by the military or
emergency workers.