Flood Alert: 19 States Including FCT Under Threat

The Federal Ministry of Environment on Saturday in Abuja announced a prediction of heavy rainfall which could cause flooding between now and Oct. 27 in 19 states and the FCT.

Dr Morohunkeji Oyeleke, the ministry’s Deputy Director, Erosion, Flood and Coastal Zone Management, made the announcement in a statement

The ministry identified the states as Kaduna, Kwara, Benue, Borno, Oyo, Niger, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Taraba, Lagos, Osun, Bauchi, Sokoto, Plateau, Adamawa, Gombe, Imo, Ogun and Kebbi. -->