The Executive Secretary of the Kogi State government has raised an alarm over the looming flood threatening those living along the coastal line in the state.
The Executive Secretary of the Emergency Management Agency, Alhaji Mukta Atima, who led the Emergency Response and preparedness team, said the State is no longer safe owing to the rising waters in the rivers Niger and Benue.
Speaking at a courtesy visit to the Kogi State Commissioner for Health to intimate him of the rising levels of the Rivers Niger and Benue, said that in the next 72 hours, the State will be entering a difficult period.
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“Water is rising, Dams are set to be opened in the next few days. By this time last year, the level of the water was 8.1m, but with the planned release of water tonight, our State will be overrun.
”We are opening 42 IDP camps across 8 LGA.
, Ibaji, as we speak, is not having a camp as planned because the area is already 96% overrun by water”.
”Already, 5 communities in Ibaji are submerged in”
Idah already, some communities are already affected, with people asked to move to upper ground”.
“We are using this medium to call on citizens residing in flood-prone areas to move to upper ground, as we are no longer safe in Kogi with the plan to release water from dams”.
He said,
The Executive Secretary, therefore, assured that the State Government is not resting on its oars as it is working around the clock to mitigate the flood of 2025.
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