Seven people have been confirmed missing following a flooding disaster in two local governments in Niger State on Friday morning.
Flooding caused by torrential rainfall in Sabon Pegi, Mashegu LG, and Nassarawa, Magama LG, lasted from 2 a.m. to 12 p.m., destroying over 89 houses and three vehicles and hundreds of hectares of agriculture.
Abdullahi Baba-Arab, the Director General of the State Emergency Management Agency, confirmed the tragedy on Friday and said search and rescue activities were still on to locate the victims.
The agency’s spokesman, Hussaine Ibrahim, the Director General, stated that seven persons had already been declared missing.
“NSEMA has received reports of flood disasters in Mashegu and Magama LGAs. The flood was caused by torrential rainfall that lasted through the early hours of Friday, August 30 (2 am to 12 pm).
“As of the time of filing this report, seven people have been declared missing, over 89 houses were affected, hundreds of hectares of farmlands, and three vehicles were washed away.
“Communities affected are the environs of Sabon Pegi in Mashegu LG and Nassarawa in Magama LG.
“Meanwhile, search and rescue operations are still ongoing by NSEMA staff and its volunteers, including local riverine communities,” the statement read.
