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FG to Nigerians: relocate from  flood-plain areas as Lagdo dam releases water

POSTED ON September 20, 2024 •   Metro      BY Benedicta Bassey
President Bola Tinubu/ Photo credit: Premiumtimes

As Cameroon releases the Lagdo dam water into Rivers Niger and Benue, the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, NIHSA, has warned Nigerians resident in flood plain areas to relocate immediately to safe spaces.

The agency said the warning was in anticipation of attendant floods that annually come with the release of water from the dam.

The release of water from Lagdo Dam came days after water from overflowing Alau Dam killed over 30 persons and swept away thousands of homes in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, last weekend.

NIHSA Director General, Umar Mohammed, gave the warning when he featured on Channels Television’s 'The Morning Brief breakfast programme'.

He said his agency met with the authorities in Cameroon and agreed that water from the dam be released “intermittently” for the River Benue and River Niger in Nigeria to be able to contain the volume of water to avoid flooding in 11 states at risk.

“The situation is that water from Cameroon’s Lagdo Dam is being released and there is an agreement that the water should be released in phases,” said Mohammed, who was represented on the programme by the agency’s Director of Operations and Hydrology, Femi Bejide.

The federal government, however, warned Nigerians to relocate from Cameroon for their safety.

NIHSA listed flood-prone states to include Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, Nasarawa, Kogi, Edo, Delta, Anambra, Bayelsa, Cross Rivers, and Rivers.

The NIHSA boss said for now, there was calm and nomalcy, adding that the water was being regularised from the Lagdo dam, though with rising currents.

He said all Nigerians had a role to play to prevent flooding as previous release of water from the Lagdo Dam has caused constant flooding in Nigeria.

The NIHSA boss said, “Everybody has their part to play; as the federal government is doing its part, our agency is doing its part, NEMA is prepared, individuals should also have to do their part. They have to move from the flood plain.

“Houses, drainages, they have to clean and clear them. Water will find its way, so the waterways should be cleared, the drainages should be cleared to allow water to move. That is the responsibility of everybody.  Look at your house, if your house is at the flood plain, please move out, it is an appeal.”

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