By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri –
Borno State, Committee on Flood Disaster has visited no fewer than three Local Government Areas namely Shani, Damboa and Chibok that are worst hit by floods in the state.
The committee which was set up by Governor Babagana Zulum under the Chairmanship of State Deputy Governor, Hon. Umar Kadafur, visited all flood affected areas across the state with a view to asses the situation and proffer lasting solution to the affected areas
The committee comprising of officials of NEMA and SEMA were at the scenes of the incidents in Damboa and Chibok LGAs to assess the situation on ground.
The committee commenced its assignment with physical verification of collapsed buildings, damaged infrastructures and farmlands that were destroyed by the flood in Damboa. The committee discovered that in Damboa LGA, 440 households were affected by the flood while 886 houses were destroyed across 8 communities.
In Chibok LGA, the team discovered 436 households were affected by the flood disaster in 3 communities while several hectares of cultivated farmlands were sub-merged.
While in Shani LGA, many houses and farmlands were sub-merged leading to destruction of several property, infrastructures and foodstuffs worth millions of naira respectively.
The assessment was conducted by members of the committee alongside officials of SEMA, local government officials and community leaders of the affected communities weekend
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