President Julius Maada Bio has dispatched 400 bags of 50kg rice and 2,000 bags of 25kg rice for free distribution to individuals whose livelihoods have been impacted by the recent insecurities at the Yenga border and its surrounding areas in Kissi Teng, Kailahun District.

The aid is intended for all internally displaced persons from Yenga and neighboring communities.

The delivery of the rice is being coordinated by Foreign Affairs Minister Alhaji Timothy Kabba, alongside the Resident Minister for the Eastern Province, Hon. Jusu Jaka Ngobeh.

According to Foreign Minister Kabba, President Bio is actively engaged in “very serious” diplomatic efforts “at the highest levels” to address the ongoing Yenga dispute.

The rice consignment has departed Freetown in military trucks and is currently en route to Kissi Teng, Kailahun via the provincial highway.