At least 15 houses and several farmlands were reportedly destroyed by a rainstorm that wreaked havoc in Iyah Gbedde community in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the incident, which occurred between Tuesday and Thursday, also left the community town hall in ruins.
Jeminiwa, who could not provide figures of people and houses affected, explained that many families have been rendered homeless and helpless in view of the destruction on their houses. “You know that Iyah Gbede is an agrarian community, hence the devastation to our crops. The disaster also affected our community township roads and rendered them impassable,” he lamented.
He said that the people were in dire need of assistance, adding that the damage done was beyond what the community could handle.
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