By Bisola Adeyemo
Nigeria citizens have been warned to take precaution against three days of possible flash floods, predicted by the Nigeria Meteorological Agency, (NIMET) on Tuesday.
The agency revealed this in a statement on Tuesday, saying that the moderate to heavy rainfall which could lead to flash floods across 32 states in the country are states such as, Sokoto, Zamfara, Katsina, Kaduna, Kano, Jigawa, and Bauchi.
Other States are Gombe, Yobe, Kebbi, Niger, FCT, Plateau, Adamawa, Taraba, Kwara, Oyo, Lagos, Ondo, and Ogun.
States of Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Benue, Enugu, Ebonyi, Imo, Anambra, Abia and River are also not exempted.
The agency therefore cautioned the public that the slim chances of flash flood could be more pronounced on roads, settlements, farmlands and bridges.
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