Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Audu, has donated the sum of ₦3.5 million to the victims of attacks in Kogi. This is contained in a statement issued by the minister’s Special Assistant on Media, Mrs Lizzy Okoji, on Sunday in Abuja.
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Okoji said that Audu donated during his visit to Omala Local Government Area of Kogi to sympathize with the victims over the incident.
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The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that bandits had, on April 4, attacked Abejukolo and Agojeju communities in the Omala council area of the state during which no fewer than 25 persons were reportedly killed and several others injured.
Okoji said that the minister, an indigene of the state, made a personal donation of ₦2.5 million and some relief items to the victims in Agojeju-Odo community.
NAN reports that the victims are currently staying in the internally displaced persons (IDPs) camp, while some were in the hospital.
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