By Franca Ochigbo,The Nation
Copyright thenationonlineng
The Federal Ministry of Environment has advised communities living on floodplains to relocate, warning of heavy rainfall and possible flooding in 11 states between September 14 and 18, 2025.
In a statement signed by Usman Abdullahi Bokani, Director of the Erosion, Flood, and Coastal Zone Management Department, the ministry described flooding as one of Nigeria’s most pressing environmental challenges, often causing displacement, farmland destruction, and outbreaks of waterborne diseases.
Read Also: Flood displaces 470 children, wrecks 270 homes in Zaria
The areas expected to be affected include parts of Adamawa (Ganye, Natubi), Benue (Abinsi, Agyo, Gogo, Ito, Makurdi, Udoma, Ukpiam), Nasarawa (Agima, Rukubi, Odogbo), Taraba (Beli, Serti, Donga), Delta (Umugboma, Umukwata, Abraka, Aboh, Okpo-Krika), Niger (Rijau), Kebbi (Ribah), Kano (Gwarzo, Karaye), Katsina (Jibia), Sokoto (Makira), and Zamfara (Kaura Namoda, Shinkafi, Maradun, Gusau, Anka, Bungudu).
The government also urged residents along the flood plains of the River Gongola up to Numan, the River Benue, and the River Niger up to Lokoja to vacate immediately, citing rising water levels.
