Former President Muhammadu Buhari has described the flood in Maiduguri as “a national calamity.”
Buhari made the remark while commiserating with the government and people of Borno and other states, following severe floods caused by incessant downpour.
In a terse statement by his Media Aide, Garba Shehu, the former president said he had heard of the “widespread devastation of homes, farmland, and the loss of life in Borno and several other states of the federation, and expressed his hope that the relief measures by the various governments would provide comfort and help people who had lost their family members and livelihood to resume their normal lives.”
“My thoughts and prayers are with all those affected by this natural disaster,” said the former president.
Severe flooding had crippled the socioeconomic activities of Maiduguri owing to heavy downpour and the collapse of water channels at the Alau Dam.
The heavy flooding has displaced many residents of the state.
Maiduguri: Flood in Borno, other states national disaster – Buhari
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