The Director General of NEMA, Mustapha Habib Ahmed, raised the alarm on Saturday in Abuja at an emergency meeting.
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The Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency has confirmed that flood has claimed no fewer than five lives in different parts of the state.
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, gave the advice in Abuja on Monday.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said it is prepared for the flood opening as Cameroun is set to open the flood gates of Lagdo Dam on the Benue River.
Hajia Zainab Usman, State Commissioner For Information and Re-orientation, issued the warning on Monday in a statement made available to newsmen in Jalingo.
The minister stated this while appearing for budget defence before Senate Committee on Water Resources in Abuja.
The Director-General of the agency, Clement Onveasonze, made the disclosure on Monday at a three-day induction workshop for the newly recruited staff in Abuja.
The Federal Government says the latest flood data has indicated that the worst is over as the water level at Lokoja and Lagdo Dam in Cameroun dropped significantly.
The Adamawa Police Command has urged riverine communities in the state to relocate before Saturday, September 15 to avoid impending flood.
Governor Muhammad Bindow of Adamawa on Monday urged the residents to prepare for flooding following the release of water from Lagdo Dam by the Cameroonian authorities.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that thousands of houses, farmlands and property worth billions of Naira were also lost to the flood disasters in many Local Government Areas affected in the northern states
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