List: FG identifies 94 towns in 22 states at risk of severe flooding
The Federal Government has disclosed that 94 towns across 22 states of the nation are at risk of a five-day flooding, which will commence on Tuesday, July 16, and ends on July 20, 2024.
The Minister of State for Environment, Dr. Iziaq Salako, disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday.
Salako said the identified locations and their environs would likely witness heavy rainfall that may lead to flood within the prediction period.
“At least 94 towns across 22 states are at risk of severe flooding from July 16 to July 20, 2024., according to Dr. Iziaq Salako, Minister of State for Environment.
Salako issued a warning of intense rainfall in the designated areas and surrounding regions, potentially leading to flooding.
He listed the concerned states as:
Adamawa State (Gbajili, Ganye)
Abia State (Eziama, Arochukwu)
Anambra State (Onitsha)
Akwa Ibom (Uyo, Upenekang, Oron, Edor, Eket, Obianga, Etinan)
Bauchi State (Tafawa Balewa, Bauchi).
Bayelsa State (Letugbene)
Borno State (Maiduguri)
Cross River State (Ikom, Calabar, Itigidi, Akpap)
Nasarawa State (Udeni, Tunga)
Federal Capital Territory (Abaji, Bwari)
Jigawa State (Miga, Ringim, Dutse, Hadejia)
Kano State (Gezawa, Gwarzo, Kano, Karaye, Wudil, Sumaila)
Kebbi State (Gwandu, Jega, Kangiwa, Gauri-Banza, Ribah, Sakaba, Saminaka, Kamba, Birnin Kebbi, Bunza, Argungu, Bagudo)
Katsina State (Bindawa, Jibia, Kaita, Katsina, Daura, Funtua)
Kwara State (Kosubosu)
Niger State (Ibi, Bida, Kontagora, Mashegu, Minna, New Bussa, Katcha, Rijau, Wushishi)
Plateau State (Jos, Mangu)
Rivers State (Port-Harcourt, Onne, Okrika, Bori)
Sokoto State (Makira, Goronyo, Isa, Silame, Sokoto, Wamako).
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Taraba State (Gembu, Beli, Garkowa, Gasol, Serti, Donga, Duchi, Gwarzo, Gun Gun Bodel)
Yobe State (Gashua, Gasma, Damaturu, Geidam, Kanama)
Zamfara State (Kaura Namoda, Maradun, Shinkafi, Bukkuyum, Majara, Gummi)
Salako called on stakeholders nationwide to take proactive measures to minimise the impact of the predicted floods.
On whether Cameroon had informed the ministry about the planned opening of the Lagdo Dam floodgates, the minister clarified that the Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation is responsible for managing dams, implying that they would be the ones to receive such notifications, not his ministry.
He said, “If there’s going to be any issue around the Lagdo Dam, they will inform the Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, but I’m not sure they have had any information because if they have any information, likewise we shall also be notified at the federal level.
Proofreading and editing by Gift Luckson and Hafsat Aleeyu Muye, Editor and Journalist at Neptune Prime.
