Flood submerges 5 communities in Kogi

…As authorities opens 42 IDP camps

By Boluwaji Obahopo, Lokoja
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The Kogi State Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Management Agency, Alhaji Mouktar Atima, has said floods person wholly submerged Ibaji Local Government Area successful the eastbound senatorial territory of the state, informing communities on the stream slope to instantly relocate to safer grounds.
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The SEMA boss, who led the Emergency Response and Critical squad connected an advocacy sojourn to the State Commissioner of Health, Dr Adams Abdullazeez, said the authorities was nary longer harmless owing to the rising levels of the waters successful the Rivers Niger and Benue.
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He said, according to charts of experts and managers of assorted dams successful the country, excessive h2o volition statesman to determination into the Rivers Niger and Benue from Tuesday) nighttime which volition origin an overflow of the stream bank.
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He said, “258 communities successful 8 section authorities areas of the authorities person been marked arsenic flood-prone areas portion 42 internally displaced persons’ (IDPs) camps person been constructed to instrumentality attraction of those to beryllium displaced portion an exigency operations centre has been opened.
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“Already, 5 communities successful Ibaji Local Government Area were worst deed including Ota, Ofogbo, Itima and Owara assemblage successful Kogi Local Government Area of the state.”
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Atimah said the authorities Ministry of Health was cardinal to catastrophe absorption successful the authorities adjacent arsenic helium intimated the wellness commissioner of the rising levels of the Rivers Niger and Benue, stressing that successful the adjacent 72 hours, the authorities volition beryllium entering a hard period.
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The SEMA brag commended the wellness commissioner for his proactive measures and enactment fixed to the agency, saying the enactment was liable for zero casualty successful past year.
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Responding, the Commissioner of Health, Dr Adams Adeiza Abdullazeez, said the ministry was not lone for healthcare services but besides for quality services, saying the ministry was adequately prepared to tackle oregon mitigate immoderate catastrophe successful the state.
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Dr Abdullazeez said the ministry has already begun the fumigation of each the 42 IDP camps successful mentation for the floods, saying the ministry has afloat mobilised each its unit and materials to be to immoderate flood victims.
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He said, “My ministry is alert that determination whitethorn beryllium outbreak of diseases oregon epidemic successful the assorted IDP camps and we are afloat prepared.”
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The wellness commissioner commended Governor Usman Ododo for his committedness to wellness issues successful the authorities and stressed that owed to the governor’s punctual involution successful past year’s flooding determination was nary azygous beingness lost.

“We commend our politician for his punctual effect and accustomed assistance to the ministry; it was so his speedy involution that averted nonaccomplishment of lives successful past year’s flood, portion galore states recorded nonaccomplishment of lives, Kogi recorded further lives arsenic 2 women successful the IDP gave commencement to twins,” helium added.

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