A heavy downpour on Sunday caused floods that devastated many parts of Jalingo, the Taraba State capital
Bala Sani of Barade community said he could not remove anything from his house after the flood struck .
He said people living in homes close to the river banks in the community were willing to relocate but need assistance to do so.Governor Darius Dickson Ishaku was in Abuja on Sunday when the disaster occurred. He said the state government would provide relief materials to the affected areas to help cushion their pains.Mr Ishaku said though he learnt that officials of the federal Ministry of Humanitarian Services and Disaster Management “claimed to be in the state the previous week”, he was yet to ascertain the claim.
Premium Times contacted the humanitarian services ministry and the National Emergency Management Agency on the governor’s claim but got no response. Mr Madu disclosed this on Tuesday while presenting the “first batch” of relief intervention to the victims of the disaster at the Jalingo local government secretariat.
“The details of the affected persons have been taken for necessary action. Those who own houses and other properties, we will see how we can give them succour. Cooperate with government officials on ground to carry out the task,” he said.
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