No fewer than 11 persons were killed by flood in Sokoto
and Zamfara States in 2015, the National Emergency
Management Agency (NEMA), has said. Mr Thickman
Tanimu , Deputy Head, Sokoto Zonal Operations
Office of NEMA said 10 of the victims died in Zamfara
while a seven-year old boy died at Kuchi village in
Kebbe local Government of Sokoto state.
Tanimu said on Friday in Sokoto while giving update of
damages caused by flood in Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara
that more than 86, 710 hectares valued N1.58 billion were
destroyed in the three states. According to him, a total of
20, 477 homes were also affected, rendering about 50,
000 people homeless.
He said that the flood affected eight out of the fourteen
local government areas in Zamafara, which included
Shinkafi, Talata Mafara, Gusau, Anka, Tsafe,
Bungudu, Zurmi and Maradun. The official explained
that 8, 540 houses and 6,450 hectares of farmland valued
at N 260 million were destroyed in the affected areas in
the state.
Tanimu further said that eleven out of the twenty three
local governments in Sokoto state were affected by the
flood, while two communities in Wurno and Goronyo
local governments were evacuated. “The other local
governments affected were Rabah, Kware, Binji,
Kebbe, Gwadabawa, Wamakko, Bodinga, Sokoto North
and Sokoto South.”
Tanimu stated that 24,750 persons and 6, 922 houses
were affected, with 42,800 hectares of farmlands worth
N 750 million either totally destroyed or badly
affected. In Kebbi state, the NEMA official said that 10
out of the 21 local governments were also affected by the
disaster.
They were Argungu, Birnin Kebbi, Bunza, Kalgo,
Dandi, Bagudo, Yauri, Danko Wasagu and Suru. He
disclosed that 21, 450 persons and 5,015 houses were
affected, while 37,460 hectares of farmlands worth N
570 million were also destroyed.
According to him, two communities in Birnin Kebbi,
namely Wabbako-Fulani and Wabbako-Hausa, have
been submerged by the flood. Tanimu said that the agency
had provided food and other essential materials to assist
the victims as part of the initial Federal Government’s
intervention.
He attributed the high level of losses to the release of
water from Bakalori and Goronyo dams located in
Zamfara and Sokoto states respectively
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