Fresh reports reaching Channels Television from Maiduguri say intense flooding has completely cut off Maiduguri the capital of Borno from the rest of the state. Our correspondents who went around town recounted sad tales of the deaths of livestock, and shut down of businesses and schools as floods completely took over town.
Additional findings saw fear grip residents as crocodiles, snakes, and other dangerous animals have taken over the affected areas, especially the Post Office and Monday Market general area located near the Shehu Kyarimi Park (Zoo).
It was also gathered that, apart from the Shehu’s palace, some parts of the University of Maiduguri and its Teaching Hospital, Gwange, Moromoro, State Lowcost, 500 Abbagana housing estate, popular Monday Market, Lagos Streets, NUJ Centre, Government House is also submerged, leaving millions of people displaced with property worth billions of naira destroyed.
As of the time of filing this report, thousands of people were reported to have evacuated a few of their belongings to safer areas like Bulumkutu, Gomari Airport, and Tashan Baga among others, even as victims cry for the government to come to their aid.
Channels Television had earlier reported that the Borno State Government announced the closure of all government and private schools for two weeks due to floods being experienced across the state.
A statement released by the Ministry of Education Science, Technology and Innovation on Monday, said the closure follows a visit tour to the Alo dam, a major water reservoir with sources from Lake Chad.
The Alo damn Bank have suffered leakages due to high rainfall leading to floods in most communities along riverine and flood-prone areas.
This is as the 2024/2025 academic session resumed on September 9, 2024.
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