FG WARNS OF IMMINENT FLOODING IN 13 STATES, FCT, ASKS 55 NORTHERN COMMUNITIES TO RELOCATE
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By: Sefiu Ajape
The Federal Government has issued a warning that 13 states and the Federal Capital Territory could face heavy rainfall leading to possible flooding between August 15 (Friday) and August 19, 2025.
Residents of communities along the River Benue floodplain—from Yola in Adamawa State through Makurdi in Benue State to Loko in Nasarawa State—have been advised to evacuate due to rising water levels.
According to an alert from the National Flood Early Warning Centre of the Federal Ministry of Environment, obtained on Friday, a total of 66 locations across the affected states and the FCT are at risk.
The alert, signed by the Director of Erosion, Flood and Coastal Zone Management Department, Usman Abdullahi Bokani, stated: “Also, due to the increase in the water level of River Benue, communities on the flood plain from Yola through Makurdi to Loko in Nasarawa State are advised to evacuate.”
The identified states and locations include Adamawa (Abba Kumbo, Numan); Bauchi (Jama’a, Kafin Madaki); FCT (Abaji, Bwari, Gwagwalada, Kubwa, Kwali, Abuja CBD, Asokoro, Damagaza, Garki 1, Garki 2, Gwarinpa, Guzape, Nyanya, Kurudu, Wuse 1, Wuse 2, Lugbe, Maitama, Lokogoma); Oyo (Iseyin, Kishi, Ogbomoso); Nasarawa (Toto, Mararaba); Kaduna (Kafanchan); Kebbi (Ribah, Saminaka, Shanga, Yelwa, Bunza, Bagudo, Gauri Banza); Kano (Kano, Wudil, Sumaila); Kwara (Kaiama, Jebba); Niger (Lapai, Suleja, Rijau, New Bussa, Ibi, Kontagora, Mokwa, Mashegu, Lavun, Magama); Yobe (Geidam); Sokoto (Sokoto, Wamakko); Borno (Bama, Mallam Fatori, Kukawa); and Zamfara (Gusau).
The Federal Government also urged state governments and stakeholders to strengthen their preparedness, stressing that feedback from them would support early response measures.
This comes after flash floods caused by heavy rain hit Yola South Local Government Area of Adamawa State on July 27, leading to fatalities, displacement, and destruction.
On Wednesday, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) raised concerns that the water level at Bakin Kogi, Jimeta, Adamawa State, had surpassed the warning threshold of 6.0 meters.
NEMA added: “As of 13th August 2025, the water level at Bakin Kogi, Jimeta, has surpassed the warning threshold of 6.0 meters. Current discharge rates from upstream sources exceed 3,222 m³/s, posing a heightened risk of overbank flooding. Low-lying areas of Jimeta and surrounding flood prone communities are under immediate threat.”
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