Three buildings have collapsed as flood ravaged parts of Lokoja, the Kogi
State capital.
Commissioner for Environment, Sanusi Yahaya, while confirming this in
Lokoja , said that persistent downpour of the past few days led to the floods.
He said that the water level in River Niger had been increasing in the past
two weeks and that the water had reached 9.48 metres even as houses along the
River Niger bank in Lokoja had been ravaged by floods, and occupants evacuated
to safety.
He said that no life was lost but that three houses, including a two-storey
building have been submerged in Lokoja, while a bridge was also washed away in
Igalamela Local Government Area.
He directed those living along the river bank and flood paths, to relocate
immediately to avoid being washed away.
He called on the stakeholder, including the National Emergency Management
Agency (NEMA), Red Cross, Navy, civil defence, the State Emergency Management
Agency (SEMA), among others, to brace up and join hands with the state
government to confront foreseeable disaster.
