Jigawa residents leaving their homes after massive flooding
A massive flooding has wrecked havoc in Jahun Local Government Area
in Jigawa State destroying buildings and farms. People have been forced
to evacuate the area as a result of the flooding.
This is coming after the National Emergency Management Agency says
about 21 Local Government Areas will be affected by flood in the North
West zone.
The North West Zonal Coordinator of NEMA, Musa Ilallah, made this
known while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria in Kaduna on
Tuesday. The coordinator said the agency has taken all proactive
measures to curtail the flood menace in the zone.
According to Ilallah, NEMA has reached out to relevant agencies in the affected states and within the zone to be on alert.
He mentioned the Local Governments to be affected in Kaduna State
as Kaduna North and South, Igabi, Kubau, Soba Kajuru and Kachia, while
in Kano State, Wudil, Warawa, Tudun Wada, Bebeji, Gwarzo, Dawakin Tofa,
Kiru and Bagwai were named.
Others are Katsina State: Malumfashi, Funtua, Daura and Baure;
Jigawa State: Hadejia, Auyo, Kafin Hausa, Ringim, Taura and
Jahun. Ilallah also disclosed that the river basin cuts across Sokoto,
Kebbi, Zamfara and Katsina States, while River Hadejia cuts across
Jigawa, Kano and part of Bauchi States.
He urged the State governments to urgently embark on massive
sensitisation programme of the affected communities to see the need of
moving away from the prone areas.
He said: “On our part, NEMA and Executive Secretary of
Hydrological Services Agency already carried out a Hausa programmes on
radio in cognizance of targeting this communities that are likely to be
affected.
“The alert shows that if the rain continues as experienced in
the last one week for the next four days, it is a signal that part of
River Niger will be flooded."
He added: “And by implication, a number of places will be
affected with flood and going by the warning, the experience of flood in
2012 will be a child’s play this year, while several states will be
affected.
“My concern is the North West, particularly Kaduna, Jigawa,
Kano and Katsina States following the warnings by the Director General
of the agency.
“Though we are able to reach out to States Emergency Management
Agencies to enable them alert the communities living along the river
banks linked with River Niger.
“It was just two days ago the Nigerian government received an
alert from Niger Republic issuing a warning that all people living along
the river banks should be evacuated.”
Illalah warned residents against indiscriminate dumping of refuse
and building along water ways. He enjoined relevant authorities in the
states to be up and doing to check flooding.
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