CITIZENS COMPASS —THE National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, said 13 states and 50 communities, mainly up North, are likely to witness heavy rainfall that may lead to flooding between Sept. 13 and 17.
Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Lagos Territorial Coordinator, NEMA, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos.
Farinloye listed the states and communities to include Kano State, with communities like Sumaila and Kunchi likely to be affected.
He also said that Kebbi State, with communities like Argungu, and Katsina State, with Bindawa, Jibia, Kaita, and Katsina communities, would be affected.
Other states, according to him, were Niger, with Kontagora, Mashegu, and New Bussa communities, as well as Kosubosu community in Kwara State.
“Zamfara State, with such communities as Kaura Namoda and Shinkafi; Bauchi State, with Bajoga, Darazo, Kirfi, Azare, Jama ‘are, Itas, Misau; Taraba, with Bali, Donga, Lau, Serti, Mutum-Biyu, Yorro, and Borno State, with Briyel, Biu, Dikwa, Kukawa will be affected,” he said.
He also said that Adamawa with Ganye, Mubi, Demsa, Jimeta, Mayo Belwa, Numan, Shelleng, and Song communities as well as Yobe, with Dapchi, Gashua, Geidam, Kanamma, Machina, and Potiskum would be affceted.
Gombe State with Nafada and Jigawa, with Dutse, Gumel, Gwaram, and Miga communities were the other states and communities the territorial coordinator said would be affected.
Farinloye added that due to the rise in the water levels of Rivers Benue and Niger, communities along the two Rivers, up to Bayelsa were advised to take precautionary measures in the coming days.
–NAN
