Abuja — The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NiHSA) has warned of high risk of riverine flooding in 27 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
According to the agency, the affected states include Niger, Bauchi, Gombe, Plateau, Kaduna, Kwara, FCT, Nasarawa, Taraba, Ogun, Kogi, Benue, Ekiti, Osun, Enugu, Anambra, Ebonyi, Lagos, Ondo, Edo, Delta, Cross River, Bayelsa, Rivers and Akwa Ibom.
The warning follows predictions by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) of heavy to moderate rainfall across many states this week, with good moisture influx expected to enhance rainfall in Zamfara, Kano, Borno, Gombe, Adamawa, FCT, Kogi, Kwara, Ogun, Ondo, Oyo, Lagos, Edo, Enugu, Ebonyi and Anambra.
NiMet also predicted low rainfall in Sokoto, Katsina, Jigawa and Yobe States.
The agencies have urged state governments and residents in flood-prone areas to take proactive measures, clear drainages, and heed early warning directives from NEMA.
Source: Vanguard / NiHSA
