NEMA Advises Kogi Communities to Evacuate Over Flood

Press release 

NEMA Advises Kogi Communities to Evacuate Over Flood 

The National Emergency Management Agency has received a distressed call of eminent flood in Sarkin Noma, Ganaja in Lokoja LGA and Igala mela LGA of Kogi State, among others. 

Following the alert, the Agency has immediately established contact with the State Commissioner for Environment, State Emergency Management Agency and other relevant stakeholders while a team from the agency are due to arrive the state for appropriate action to the affected persons and communities. 

NEMA strongly advises the communities living around the flood Plains to immediately relocate to higher grounds for safety to avoid the danger of the eminent flood.

Sani Datti

Head, Media and Public relations

7th September 2017

Press statement: NEMA DEPLOYS HUMANITARIAN TEAM TO ASSIST FLOOD VICTIMS IN BENUE STATE

Press release

NEMA DEPLOYS HUMANITARIAN TEAM TO ASSIST FLOOD VICTIMS IN  BENUE STATE

The National Emergency Management Agency has deployed a humanitarian team to Benue state to support persons affected by the recent flood that devastated large part of the state.

Director General of NEMA Engr. Mustapha Maihaja said that following the directive of  President Muhammadu Buhari, a reinforcement of another contingent of humanitarian officers headed by Director (Search and Rescue), Air Commodore Paul Ohemu from the Headquarters in Abuja has been despatched to the State, in addition to the officers of the North Central Zonal Office in Jos, to deliver immediate humanitarian assistance to the affected persons in the various locations and assess the situation for further supports. As an emergency response, seven (7) 30 tons truck has been despatched to the state and are due to arrive Makurdi on Friday, 1st September, 2017.

He also sympathized with the affected people and assured that NEMA would work closely with the Benue State Government  in providing them with the necessary succour.

Sani Datti
Head Media and Public Relations
1st September 2017