Flood Threatens Kwara Communities …Kogi, Niger Too 

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Many would still remember what happened in 2012 when floods sacked people from their homes in Kogi, Kwara, Benue and other states.  There are fears that there may be a repeat of the ugly scenario as the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has through its official, Alhaji Aliyu Kafindangi advised communities in Niger and Kwara, living on downstream of Shiroro, Kainji and Jebba Dams to stay away from the river banks. He said the warning became necessary as a result of  the consistent rise in the water levels in  Niger and Benue  states which he said could cause more spillage of water from the dams. Kafindangi said the warning followed the recent flood alert by the Nigerian Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) indicating that all indices before the release of water from Lagdo Dam that caused the 2012 flood in Kogi and other states of the federation had manifested. ‘This time, it is in a higher magnitude. 

NIHSA has warned that some parts of the country, including some states in the North would continue to experience down pour. Niger and Kwara are among the 12 states identified by NIHSA to experience flood based on their projections”, he said. The dude mentioned the communities to include: Gurmana, Galadima Logo, Beri, Bida, Elogi, Mokwa, Borgu, New Bussa in Niger, Patigi, and Lafiagi in Kwara would possibly be affected as well as other communities downstream of Jebba and Kainji Dams. Kafindangi also advised the communities to restrict children and other members from swimming and fishing on the rivers.