By Daniel Tyokua
No fewer than 116 houses were at the weekend submerged by flood as a result of heavy rain fall at Trademore Estate in Abuja.
Speaking during an on-the-spot assessment visit to the scene, the Director-General Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Dr Abbas Idriss, said that no life was lost as a result of the incident.
He said the floods at Trademore Estate were caused by infractions on the water channel.
Idriss appealed to residents whose houses are built on the water waysl to relocate.
The FEMA DG explained that, Trademore Estate is on the water channel and, therefore, vulnerable to floods, and the floods have receded, and therefore, appreciated all stakeholders, and residents for their efforts and cooperation at to ensure that no life was lost.
He dismissed as untrue social media reports alleging that a resident of the Estate was swept away by the flood.
While stressing that Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) had predicted heavy floods in the FCT in this rainy season, Idriss appealed to residents of the Estate whose houses sit on the water channel to relocate.
The FEMA boss urged residents to always use the 112 Emergency toll free number in the event of an emergency.
