The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has distributed food and relief materials to over 500 households in Darajamal, a border community in Bama Local Council of Borno State, recently attacked by Boko Haram.

Darajamal, which shares a border with Cameroon, was attacked on September 5, 2025, leaving 63 people, including eight soldiers, dead. The insurgents also razed 28 houses in the resettled community.

Over the weekend, NEDC Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mohammed Alkali, said the intervention was aimed at cushioning the devastating effects of terrorism on lives and property in the state. He noted that more than 75 per cent of the relief materials were targeted at vulnerable family members, particularly women and children.

Represented by the State Coordinator of NEDC, Alhaji Mohammed Umar, Alkali disclosed that eight categories of food and non-food items were distributed to households in the community. The items included 10 tons of rice and sugar, 1,000 cartons of spaghetti, 1,000 gallons of cooking oil, 1,000 pieces each of shadda cloth and wrappers, as well as blankets and children's clothes.

He stressed that each household would receive a share of the relief materials and warned residents not to sell them for profit or non-essential purposes.

Chairman of Bama Local Council, Alhaji Modu Gujja, while commending the intervention, appealed to the Federal and State governments to address other pressing needs of the community. He highlighted the absence of potable water, noting that residents rely on hand-dug ponds, exposing them to diseases such as cholera and polio.

He also called for the reconstruction of the 54-kilometre Bama-Darajamal road, which he described as deplorable but vital for linking several communities, including Banki on the Cameroon border.

Gujja further urged residents to remain vigilant and report suspicious movements to security agencies operating in the Bama-Darajamal-Banki axis.