A community leader of one of the communities affected by the Mokwa flood, the Sarkin Hausawa, Tanko Bala, has revealed the state of the welfare of those who have been displaced by the flood.

While speaking with News Central, Bala said that there is no camp for the displaced victims.

“They relocated one primary school where nobody is there. Only two people are there. Only those almajiris went there to go and sleep, and you are telling me there is a camp. I did not see any camp. There is no camp. That is what I am telling you,” said Bala.

“See them. See my people,” he said, pointing at the displaced victims of the flood.

“See them making their food and doing everything. When they finish, they will enter their neighbours’ houses.”

Speaking further, Bala noted that the displaced victims are in danger.

“More than 266 houses have gone. More than one hundred have died. Those were the ones we saw. The remaining ones we did not see—more than one hundred.”

A torrential flood swept Mokwa, a Local Government Area in Niger State. Government agencies have revealed that about 200 people have died in the flood, and hundreds are missing.
Recounting his loss, another displaced resident, Adam Yusuf, said he lost 9 relatives.

“I lost almost nine. Most of them are females. Four were children and five were adults. My mother, sisters, and cousins were involved,” said Yusuf.

He added that he suspected the flood was not caused by heavy rainfall, as widely believed.

“People are saying it was rain, but to me, it was not rain. I don’t know how it happened. We just saw water.”