Federal Government  Donates N3 Billion To Borno Flood Victims, One Million People Displaced

By Suleiman Anyalewechi

In the aftermath of the huge flood that swept through major parts of Maiduguri, the Borno state Governor Professor Babagana Zulum  on Wednesday September 11, said over a million people have been displaced.

This is even as he informed that the State has been gifted the sum of three billion Naira in aid of the victims of the flood disaster by the Federal Government.

The Governor who spoke when he was making cash  donations to displaced persons at the Bakassi  internally displaced camp on Biu-Damboa road in the State capital, promised that essential food items and other necessities would soon reach the victims.

Governor Zulum noted that arrangements have also been concluded for food vendors to be feeding the displaced persons in the camps.

He announced Government’s intention to form a health committee that will take care of the flood victims, and also be on standby, in case of the outbreak of diseases.

According to him, the casualty figures will be clear when the ongoing “Search and rescue operations across all the affected communities are concluded.

The Borno State Governor blamed the unprecedented flooding on the heavy terrestrial rainfall being experienced in the state this year.

He maintained the heavy rainfall has resulted in the blockage of most of the drainages and waterways, a situation that was compounded by the over flow of the Alo Dam.

The over flow of the Alo Dam, Governor Zulum stated, was caused by the release of from other adjourning dams in  Cameroon.

He, however, assured that the Alo Dam will be reconstructed to increase its carrying capacity, while also taking steps to evacuate all riverine and flood prone areas of the State .