Floods destroy properties worth millions of Naira in Taraba community

From Nahum Sule, Jalingo

In the early hour of Saturday 10 July 2021 a heavy downpour causes un­confirmed numbers of houses to sub­merged by flood in Mai-Gwoi area of Jalingo, Taraba

The affected communities is located in central of Jalingo the state capital, near a river bank. It was gathered that flooding has not been recurring but probably cause by the heavy downpour.

An eye witness disclose to our correspondent that “Apart from losing houses, crops and properties worth Millions of naira have either been submerged or destroyed by the rampaging flood which is not showing any sign of receding soon,”

Mallam Abdullahi Mairogo, a resident of the affected area, whose house was flooded by the flood, ap­pealed to the state govern­ment to look into the situation. Accord­ing to him, “if we allow this flood unchecked, it will sooner than later sack all the people from their homes, as most people do not have the financial muscle to keep rebuilding their houses in this current harsh economic con­ditions of Nigeria.”