By Muhd D Haidar
No fewer than 16 people lost their lives, 3,834 were displaced and 2,744 hectares of land washed away by the torrential rain across 10 LGA’s of Jigawa state.
The Executive Secretary of Jigawa State Emergency and Management Agency (SEMA), Dr Haruna Mairiga dropped the hints while interacting with journalists in his office, said the flooding has taken us as surprise in the state, even though NiMET, NEMA has predicted the occurrence of the disaster.
Dr Mairiga explained that the flood has left several people across the affected local governments displaced while their houses and farm land were washed away by the annual flood, added that most of the displaced people were taken to primary schools while others relocated to their relative’s houses as temporary camp.
The affected local governments by the annual flood include Buji, Kafin Hausa, Auyo, Hadejia, Birniwa, Gwaram, Malam Madori, Garki, Taura, Suletankarkar, Kaugama and Dutse, pointed out that this is happening when the rain has just started but notwithstanding government is making concerted effort towards assisting the affected victims.
The E S further stated that the agency has distributed relief materials to the affected victims as follows Rice 400 bags, Spaghetti 400 cartons, Maize, Mosquito, sacks for embarkment nets among others, added that the government has established an emergency committee making the state government to be the first to established the committee.
His words: “we have enough relief materials for onward distribution to the affected victims despite the fact, some of our warehouses are vandalised and looted by irate mobs during the nationwide protest held early this month”.
According to him the flood has equally washed away 706 hectares of rice at Zandam Nagwaggo community in Gwaram local government area of the state, commended the state governor for his timely intervention to assist the affected victims across the state.
