Bauchi State Governor Senator Bala Mohammed has donated N2m to the families of 18 people that died after their canoe capsized inside river Buji and river Garin Dole in Itas Gadau Local Government Area of the state recently.
The Council Chairman Alhaji Abdullahi Maigari stated this on Thursday when he distributed the money to the families of the victims.
He said each person will receive N100,000, even as he explained that the money is not a compensation but token assistance to alleviate their sufferings.
Maigari said the council, within the first 100 days in office, executed many projects in the area of provision of electricity, potable water, health care, education and rendered numerous assistance clubs religious organizations and traders.
Speaking during the distribution of the money Mallam Magaji Gwaram thanked the governor and pledged to make judicious use of the money.
