The Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency has confirmed that flood has claimed no fewer than five lives in different parts of the state.
The Executive Secretary of ADSEMA, Dr. Suleiman Muhammad, made the disclosure in an interview on Thursday.
Muhammad, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, said several homes and business premises had also been affected by the flood in Fufore, Yola South and Mubi South Local Government Areas.
The Executive Secretary therefore advised residents of riverine communities in the state to be more vigilant following the recent closure of Lagdo Dam in Cameroon.
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He said the agency recently held a stakeholders meeting where it urged residents of flood prone communities to relocate to safer places.
Muhammad said that sensitisation campaigns concerning the flood were still ongoing across the 21 local government areas of the state.
He said: “Residents of flood prone areas are advised to adhere to the instructions given by experts.
“They have to be very vigilant.
“More rain will fall.
“We cannot say that it is over yet.
“People must be safety conscious.”
The ADSEMA boss expressed the commitment of the agency to effectively perform its role of managing emergency situations in the state.
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