Tinubu orders VP to visit affected areas
The Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation, (SABMF), has issued an urgent appeal for support to aid the victims of the devastating flood that has hit Maiduguri and other communities in Borno State.
Recall that residents fled their homes following the devastating flood in the state capital.
The Alau Dam, which has been at full capacity for the past week, reportedly collapsed in the early hours of yesterday. The areas most affected include Fori, Galtimari, Gwange, and Bulabulin.
Wild animals, including snakes, crocodiles and ostriches, were flooded-out of their enclosures at the state zoo and into the streets.
In a statement issued yesterday by the Foundations Director-General, Engr (Dr.) Abubakar Gambo Umar, SABMF stressed the need for immediate emergency response from the government and relevant stakeholders to alleviate the suffering caused by the disaster.
Sympathising with those affected, the Foundation urged communities to show solidarity by providing much-needed assistance and comfort to the victims.
Meanwhile, President Bola Tinubu has ordered his Vice, Kashim Shettima, to promptly travel to the affected areas, in response to the severe flooding affecting the state capital.
Shettima made this announcement yesterday, during the 17th Annual Banking and Finance Conference (CIBN), which was centered around the theme: Accelerated Economic Growth and Development: Current Status and Future Directions”.
After this meeting with the consent of the President, I will rush to Maiduguri. The whole city has been overtaken by flood. It is not peculiar to one part of the country. We are facing this challenges right from Bayelsa to Sokoto.
Be rest assured that the President has the nation at heart, and will do whatever it takes to salvage the state of affairs. I want to use this forum to commiserate with the people of our great nation over the flood disasters we are recording all across the length and breath of this nation, he stated.
In a statement yesterday, the State Commissioner for Information and Internal security, Usman Tar, issued a flooding alert, urging the immediate evacuation of those living along the riverbanks.
According to reports, the last time the dam collapsed was in 1994, which led to unprecedented flooding in Maiduguri, with nearly half of the town submerged.
