Parts of Makurdi, the Benue State
capital was, Friday, hit by a major disaster following over four hours of
torrential downpour which submerged about 200 houses and huts and also swept
away property and valuables of residents, worth millions of Naira.
The latest incident which has taken
its toll on residents was the second major flood disaster in the state capital,
in the last four weeks.
The hardest hit areas included the
Wurukum roundabout and railway crossing, Wurukum market, Judges quarters on
Gboko road, Logo and Angwa Jukum which were completely taken over by flood water
Also affected was the personal
residence of the Second Republic Governor of the state, late Aper Aku, Benue
State University (BSU), Living Faith and Dunamis churches, Steam fast and
houses on Daniel Amokachi avenue were all submerged in water.
Shops and stalls at the popular
Wurukum market were also not spared as most of them were filled with water,
while traders battled hard to save whatever they could from the flood.
Reacting to the unfortunate
development, the state Commissioner of Water Resources and Environment,
Nicholas Wende, lamented that the state would need about N100 billion to stem
the flood menace in the state.
He said the state government had
submitted a request to the federal government for intervention adding that the
government was expecting the federal government to also assist in dredging
River Benue as a permanent solution.
Wende explained that the state
government had constituted a committee to identify flood prone areas with a
view to taking measures to control the disaster.
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