Flood is reported to have destroyed 120 houses and washed away farms and other valuables worth million of naira in Jahun Local Government Area of Jigawa.
According to a member of the House of Representatives, Sai’du Yusif (APC-Jahun/Miga), who visited the affected area, the victims confirmed that other valuables lost to the flood include foodstuffs and domestic animals.
The lawmaker who was accompanied on the visit by Chief Whip in the House of Representatives, Alasan Doguwa and National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) official, sympathized with the victims and mobilized immediate succor for them.
The chief whip donated N500,000 to the victims to assuage their sufferings even as Yusuf would not disclose how much he had given out, saying: “it is between me and God.”.
He however promised to move a motion of urgent national importance when he return to the house to find lasting solution to the flood that has been ravaging many parts of the council annually. [myad]
