Nigeria has donated 315 tonnes of relief materials and one million dollars cash to Sierra Leone to help alleviate the suffering of people affected by flood.

Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama made the presentation to his Sierra Leonean counterpart, Samura Koroma, in Freetown on Tuesday.

The relief items included bags of rice, beans, maize, sorghum, milk, spoons, plates, mattresses, blankets, roofing sheets, soaps, mosquito nets and mats. Others were medical supplies, such as anti-malaria drugs, antibiotics and disinfectants.

Onyeama, while making the presentation, said President Muhammadu Buhari sent him to express to the government and people of Sierra Leone his profound sadness over the tragedy.

Koroma expressed appreciation to Nigeria for the gesture, adding that ”Nigeria had always been there for Sierra Leone in the past.

”You were there for us during the civil war when Nigeria sent her troops.

”You sent your support and personnel during Ebola disease outbreak, and you are here to support us again during this time of mudslide and flood.”

The flooding, which left over 500 people dead and over 600 others missing, happened on 14 August, 2017.