Flood: Jigawa govt establishes 13 IDP camps, seeks help
Story from Dahiru SULEIMAN, Dutse
The Jigawa State Government has established 13 Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps for the flood victims in the state and also appealed to the Federal Government of Nigeria, donor agencies and individuals to come to the aid of the victims.
Executive Secretary, State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Yusuf Sani Babura, made the call while speaking to newsmen at Warwade IDP camp in Dutse Local Government Area.
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He noted that the recent flood in the state occurred as a result of three days of persistent downpour, which resulted in submerging many villages across all the 27 local governments of the state.
“So presently, we have 13 IDP camps in different local governments and we are responsible for their feeding, education, health, and all other necessary needs.
“And we will not return them to their villages until the water subsides. We will assist them with building materials to construct their houses and food to start with.
“In the Warwade IDP camp alone, we have about 3000 persons and we are still evacuating the victims from their villages into the other camps.
“Many people died, many were injured, thousands of houses collapsed, roads were cut-off and farmlands were washed away.
“We are still accessing the damages caused by the flood all over the state to ascertain the number of the victims and damages,” he said.
Babura appealed to the federal government, organisations, individuals and donor agencies to come to the aid of the affected victims.
“We have to seek assistance from organisations, donor agencies, individuals, NEMA, refugees commission, presidential committee on flood, to as a matter of urgency, assist the victims as the situation is beyond our control”, he pleaded.
