Edo, Anambra, Kebbi, Kogi, six other states at risk of flooding, agency warns
The water , according to the Director General of the agency, Clement Nze, left Guinea, Niger Republic, Guinea, Mali, Benin Republic, Burkina Faso and Cote d’Ivoire on the last day of last month and entered Nigeria yesterday.
He said the water may increase the chances of flooding in Kebbi, Niger, Kwara, Nasarawa , Kogi, Edo, Anambra, Delta, Rivers and Bayelsa States. He said: “Lagdo dam in Cameroon has not released water yet. But the flood that was sighted in Niamey, Niger Republic as at around 31st of August has arrived Nigeria from Kebbi State. That is the first point that it enters Nigeria.
The NIHSA DG said he had informed the operators of the Kainji and Jebba dams in Niger state about the increasing water level.
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