The President, Maj Gen Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday, described as “extremely horrifying” the news of the death of 14 persons and injury to many from a fire incident at an IDP camp in Ngala, Borno State.
The incident reportedly broke out mid-morning in a camp holding some 70,000 people.
More than 200 shelters were said to have been destroyed, rendering 1,250 people homeless.
The President, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, expressed sadness over the incident.
Buhari directed the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development to investigate and report the circumstances leading to the incident and advise on how a future occurrence would be averted.
He further directed that urgently needed assistance be immediately given to the victims.
The President prayed to God to repose the souls of those whose lives were lost, and for the quick recovery of the injured persons.
