THE death toll from the recent flood in Jigawa State has risen to 33, the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar has said.
Releasing the figure, Abubakar, a former governor of Jigawa State, commiserated with the state government over the disaster as well as families who have lost their loved ones to the flood.
He said the disaster affected 148 communities in 14 local government areas, about 50,000 people and over 11,500 households.
“Over 148 communities were affected,” he said. “7,500 households were affected, over 50, 000 people were affected and about 11,500 farmlands were also affected while we lost 33 indigenes of the state as a result of this affliction,” he said while visiting Governor Umar Namadi in Dutse, the state capital.
Governor Umar Namadi thanked the minister for the visit saying “I am sure so many people in Abuja are also sympathising with you. This situation is for all of us,” the governor said.
“You still decided to be here physically”
The state government is also expecting some relief materials from the Federal Government as it battles the flood occasioned by the rainfall in the coming days.
Jigawa, similarly to other states in the agrarian region, records flooding every year but this has been the worst deluge it has experienced, according to the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA).
