The Federal government has launched a probe into the fire outbreak that ravaged Ngala Internally Displaced Persons, IDP camps in Borno State.
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadia Farouq, inaugurated the panel saddled with a mandate to submit the report within seven days.

A statement by the special adviser on media to the minister Salisu Danbatta, quote the minister as saying investigating the fire incident which occured on Thursday, April 16, 2020, at a camp for Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State, is in fulfilment of the government’s earlier promise to unravel the source of the development.
The staement said “The President has directed the Minister to establish the committee to conduct a thorough investigation into the causes of the fire incident, and suggest measures to avert future recurrence.

“Members of the Investigation Committee, which is chaired by Mohammed Goni Alkali, the Managing Director of the North East Development Commission (NEDC), include a Director representing the National Emergency Management Agency; Mr Amana Yusuf is representing the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Immigrants. Others are Ya Bawa Kolo, the Chairman of the Borno State Emergency Management Agency and Group Captain Sadeeq Garba (retd) of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, who will serve as Secretary to the Committee.

“The Committee has six Terms of Reference namely: To ascertain the cause of the fire outbreak; ascertain the number of lives lost; ascertain the number of property lost or damaged by the fire; ascertain other factors that directly or indirectly contributed to the fire outbreak or to the extent of the fire; work out modalities for relief that will be provided to the victims, and propose measures to prevent future recurrence.
Going by the timeframe given the committee, The Minister expects the Committee to submit its report by April 27, 2020.