Kwankwaso disburses N200m to Kano blasts victims
On February 15, 2012 · In News Tweet
By AbdulSalam Muhammad, Kano

KANO – It was tears of joy Tuesday in Kano as the state government disbursed over N200 million to 185 identified victims of the recent bomb blasts in the city.

Out of the 185 victims identified so far, five were senior police officers whose families got N1.5 million each while the other 156 bereaved families got N1 million each.

In a serene ceremony held at the Government House shortly after the meetings of stakeholders, Governor, Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso revealed that the monies disbursed were voluntary donations realized from public-spirited individuals and organizations to help alleviate the plight of those who lost their loved ones during the January 19th carnage.

The breakdown of the  donor list shows that CBN gave the highest donation of N100 million, followed by Kano based industrialist, Alhaji Sayyu Dantata N50 million, while  Katsina and Jigawa state governments donated N20 million each.

Others that made the donor list include Kaduna, Bauchi and Kogi governments. ASD Motors a Kano based businessman, Alhaji Kabiru Sani Kwangila also made monetary contributions.

The visibly disturbed governor said the gesture was “a modest effort to enable the beneficiaries start up endeavours to cater for themselves since their bread winners were no more”, and charged them to make judicious use of the gesture. He however, pointed out that the best thing that could be done for the deceased was to remember them in prayers.

Responding on behalf of the beneficiaries, sons of late Mr. Gideon Itodo and Sufyan Muhammad thanked the state government and all those that supported them in both cash and kind, stressing that it is only God that would reward them.

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