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| Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq |
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq has assured victims of the recent flood in Kebbi State that they would be relocated to a safe location.
The flood which destroyed five bridges, led to the displacement of so many people including women and children.
According to the Kebbi State Emergency Management Agency Chairman, Sani Dododo, irrigable, low-lying plains were flooded in some communities while some villages had their farmlands and farm products destroyed.
The destruction of the bridges has cut-off several villages including Jabbeji and Bagudo from the state capital Birnin Kebbi.
The Minister while describing the incident which occurred earlier this week as worrisome, said the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), had been deployed to relocate the affected victims.
According to in a statement in Abuja on Saturday by the Special Adviser to Minister on Media, Nneka Anibeze.
Farouq said: “This is an unfortunate incident and we sympathize with the people affected by the floods. The National Emergency Management Agency NEMA has been directed to embark on rescue operations to relocate the affected persons to a safe location.
“NEMA will identify high grounds for possible relocation of evacuated Internally Displaced Persons.”
She urged the Kebbi State government and other states to prepare for the stormy weather ahead.
She also restated a forecast of possible heavy rainstorm and floods in states including Kebbi, Niger, Kwara, Nasarawa, Kogi, Anambra, Delta, Edo, Rivers and Bayelsa whose river banks may overflow in September.
“I also appeal to states to clear all water channels and canals, remove refuse from drainages to allow free flow of flood waters.”
