FIKA & POTISKUM WINDSTORM VICTIMS RECIEVED AID/RELIEF
FIKA & POTISKUM WINDSTORM VICTIMS RECIEVED AID/RELIEF
Yobe SEMA and ACF Provide Critical Relief to 566 Windstorm-Affected Households in Fika and Potiskum LGAs, With Additional Support Set for Fune and Other LGAs
……Additional Food Security and Livelihood support to 566 HH on the way
In response to the 2025 tropical windstorm that struck Yobe State, the Yobe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), in collaboration with Action Against Hunger (ACF) and funded by GFFO, provided critical humanitarian assistance to 566 affected households (HHs) in Fika (329 HHs) and Potiskum (237 HHs) Local Government Areas (LGAs).
The intervention, aligned with Governor Mai Mala Buni’s emergency support initiative, addressed urgent needs through the distribution of Non-Food Items (NFI) Kits, WASH, Emergency Hygiene Kits, and Dignity Kits for adolescent girls, as outlined in Yobe SEMA’s SiTRep No. 1.
A rapid assessment and validation by SEMA and ACF ensured accurate targeting of the most vulnerable households, prioritizing those who lost shelter, household items, and access to basic hygiene resources. The distributed items included:
NFI Kits (for 566 HHs):
Plates (3 pcs, 0.75L), cups (3 pcs, 0.3L), cooking pots (2 pcs, 7L), kitchen knife (1 pcs), tablespoons (3 pcs), ladles (2 pcs), blankets (3 pcs), mosquito nets (2 pcs), sleeping mats (3 pcs), rechargeable torchlight (1 pcs), laundry soap (7 pcs), bathing soap (7 pcs), reusable pads (6 pcs), kettle (1 pcs), foldable mattresses (2 pcs), jerrycans (2 pcs 20L, 2 pcs 10L), bucket (1 pcs, 20L), basin (1 pcs, 25L), and carrying bags (2 pcs).
Dignity Kits (for adolescent girls in Fika):
Multipurpose soap (15 pcs, 250g), jerrycans (2 pcs, 20L with cover), basin (1 pcs, 25L), aquatabs (1 box, 200 pcs), reusable pads (6 pcs), women’s underwear (6 pcs), rechargeable torchlight (1 pcs), kettle (1 pcs), potty (1 pcs), and carrying bag (1 pcs).
WASH and Emergency Hygiene Kits:
Soap, detergents, sanitary pads, buckets, kettles, water basins, aquatabs, and jerricans.
Mohammed Liman Kingimi ACF WASH Project Manager while delivering the items assured Yobe SEMA of continued partnership as more support is on the way depending on need assesement , availability of resources and ACF project objectives.
Dr. Mohammed Goje, Executive Secretary of Yobe SEMA, praised ACF and other partners for their support in supporting the state’s recovery efforts. He urged beneficiaries to make effective use of the provided items. ACF will also provide additional Food Security and Livelihood (FSC) assistance to the affected households in the coming days, further strengthening the recovery process for windstorm-affected communities in Yobe State.