Heavy flood submerges houses, streets in Maiduguri following breakdown of Alau Dam (pictures, videos) Some streets and houses in Maiduguri, Borno State have been submerged in water following the breakdown of Alau Dam that has been filled to capacity for the past one week. A statement in the early hours of Tuesday by Professor Usman Tar, the Commissioner for Information and Internal Security, titled “Flooding Alert for River Bank Residents" called for immediate evacuation. He said, “Due to the unusually high volume of water this year, we urge all the residents living...