Tinubu Arrives Borno To Evaluate Flood Impacts

President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, to commiserate with the government and people of the state over the recent flood disaster.

President Tinubu who arrived in Abuja on Sunday night from London, is in Borno to evaluate the impact of the flood on residential houses, hospitals, markets, schools, and other public facilities.

CityMirrorNews reports that the president’s aircraft landed at the Maiduguri International Airport and was received by Governor Babagana Zulum and other government officials.

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said nearly half of Maiduguri was submerged in water after the Alau Dam, a critical infrastructure designed to regulate water flow and provide irrigation and drinking water, overflowed its seams following heavy rainfall, which led to the town’s worst flooding in 30 years, according to the United Nations Human Rights Refugee Council and Maiduguri Metropolitan Council residents.

According to NEMA, more than 23,000 households have been hit by the rapid rise of waters following the weekend rupture of the Alau dam on the Ngadda River, 20km south of Maiduguri.

CityMirrorNews had reported that President Tinubu expressed deep concern over the flooding and tasked relevant government agencies to expedite rescue efforts. He also called for the immediate evacuation of residents in communities overtaken by floods.