The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Wednesday issued an alert on imminent flood in 11 states in the country following the release of water from Lagdo Dam in Cameroon.
The NEMA Director-General, Mustapha Ahmed, who disclosed this at the National Emergency Coordination Forum meeting in Abuja, listed the states where floods are likely to occur as Adamawa, Anambra, Bayelsa, Benue, Delta, Edo, Enugu, Kogi, Nasarawa, Rivers and Taraba.
He urged the governments in the states located downstream of River Benue to make a concerted effort at addressing and mitigating the impact of the impending flood.
