4-6-2025
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate release of N2 billion for the reconstruction of homes destroyed by the Mokwa flash floods.
Also 20 trucks of rice would be delivered to the victims. This was disclosed by the Vice President Kassim Shettima who paid a condolence visit to the people and government of Niger State Wednesday.
According to him, the President has also directed that the affected bridges in the area be repaired immediately.
On the issue of drainage, Shettima said that the President had also directed the immediate rehabilitation of drainages in Mokwa town.
Meanwhile 200 bodies of victims have been recovered and 500 others still missing.
The Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs in Niger State, Ahmad Suleiman, said efforts were still on to recover more.
“We have more than 200 casualties or corpses but we are still looking for more. We are still recovering corpses up till now.
“Nobody can tell you the number of casualties in Niger State right now because up till now, we are still looking for some corpses,” Suleiman said while speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Tuesday.
“The Niger State Government has put things in place and there are lots of contributions from various agencies and ministries. The damage on the ground now, you cannot get it on social media except a visit to the scenes. There is lots of damage at the moment.
However, the victims displaced by the flood expressed dissatisfaction over the handling of relief efforts.
Many displaced residents have continued to decry the poor condition of the temporary shelter provided for them and the lack of access to supplies, including food items.
One of the victims, Mama Isah, said, “We are 17 people in my household, but we were only given one loaf of bread and some tea. How can that be enough for even our breakfast?”