Flood Sacks 1,300 In 8 Niger State Communities

The Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Alhaji Ibrahim Inga has said that no fewer than 1,300 people have been sacked by flood in eight communities of Niger State.
The NEMA boss who spoke to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna today, Wednesday, said that the communities are around Zungeru Hydro Power Station which were submerged following the release of water from Shiroro dam.
Ibrahim Inga said that farmlands and houses were also affected, adding that the displaced persons have been evacuated to Central Primary School Zungeru.
“This water is flowing from Shiroro hydroelectric power station as a result of the spillage ongoing into the villages.
“We have communicated to the management of Shiroro hydroelectric Power Station to reduce the level of their spilling to enable the people return to their homes,” he said.
He said that the agency is taking inventory of the affected persons to ensure that they were free from diseases.
The official added that the Agency would immediately provide the victims relief materials, including food.