Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno state on Saturday in Kirawa, town, a border community in Gwoza Local Government Area personally supervised the resettlement of 2,500 displaced households into their homes which were rebuilt by the state government.
The homes were destroyed by Boko Haram insurgents during their occupation, forcing residents to become internally displaced in Pulka, another town in Gwoza, while others fled to take refuge in neighboring Cameroon which left the town deserted for over six years.
Prof Zulum later set up a committee with the task of rebuilding destroyed homes in Kirawa to ensure safe and voluntary return in a dignified manner.
During the resettlement visit, he not only ensured they returned to rebuilt homes but also supervised the disbursement of N120million to the 2,500 families.
Each male head of households were allocated N100,000 while their wives (some of whom were part of benefiting households) were given N20,000 each.
Additionally, all the 2,500 households each received food items comprising a bag of rice, a bag of maize grill and a wrapper each for female returnees.
The Governor, who traveled in company of chairman of Kirawa Resettlement Committee, Engr Saleh Vungas who hails from Gwoza and is Zulum’s immediate past commissioner for housing and energy returned to Maiduguri same day.
The delegation also included member of the Borno State House of Assembly representing Gwoza LGA, Abacha Buba, former commissioner of Agriculture, Engr. Bukar Talba and the permanent secretary, ministry of poverty alleviation among other government officials.
