By Bisola Adeyemo
Heavy rainfall has destroyed properties worth millions of Naira and rendered residents homeless in Jalingo, Taraba state.
The heavy rain, which Daily Post observed to have started around 4 a.m on Saturday, lasted several hours, destroying several valuables.
Apart from the houses that were submerged, farmlands, cars, business centers, as well as domestic animals, were swept away by the flood, which as at the time of filing this report, has continued to wreak more havoc.
The popular Mayo-Gwua bridge, which is located in the heart of the state capital, was also not spared as the flood was noticed to have overrun it.
Some of the residents lamented the loss of their valuables, saying all they worked for have been lost.
Speaking with a farmer, Sani Baba, whose farmlands have been washed away said that “just last week I went and collected a loan of over N2million from one of the banks for farming”
The sad tales of Baba were not different from other persons affected by the disaster, who are all now cap in hand beckoning to both the state and federal government to come to their assistance.
Local governments across the state had been flooded in similar fashion in 2012.
As at the time of filing this report, the victims were yet to receive any help as they sought shelter at friends’ and relatives’ houses as well as public places and religious centers.