Residents of Daddere, a community in the Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, count their losses after a downpour that lasted several hours led to a heavy flood on Friday.
Azi Suleiman, a school teacher living in the community, told FIJ that those living very close to the banks of the Daddere river were the biggest victims of the flood.
According to Suleiman, the flood led to the destruction of properties, farmlands and foodstuff worth millions of naira.
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“The heavy downpour has now rendered several residents, especially those living around the river banks homeless,” Suleiman said.
“Houses, farms, livestock, food crops and grains worth several millions of naira were also destroyed. It is a big loss for the community. We don’t even know where to start from. We need the state government to come to our aid.”
Ishiaku John, another affected resident, is also soliciting help from the government.
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“For the past three months, we have been experiencing heavy flooding whenever it rains in Daddere. Yesterday’s rain would have to be the heaviest so far,” John said.
“The rain destroyed several farms and foodstuffs and our fear now is that hundreds of Daddere residents may likely be without any food in the coming days.”
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The residents are also afraid that many more downpours could lead to further devastations in the community.
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