By Fatima Saka
Residents of Lokogoma and others in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) metropolitan have been seriously faced with flood, which is reoccurring year in year out in these areas of the F.C.T, Lokogoma, Dogongada village, Tredemore and Efab Estates.
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According to FEMA, NiMET, NOAA-CPC floodlist, it was reported on the 12th to 13th of September 2021 across Abuja that records showed that four lives were taken by flood, 166 houses were destroyed and several homeless.
Also, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported, that the National Emergency Management Agency of Nigeria (NEMA), recorded 129,000 affected with, while 68 persons were killed by flooding in different part of the country at the 2020 flood aftermath action reviewed.
Speaking with NatureNews.Africa, an eyewitness and a resident, Stephen Emaikwu at Dogogada village Lokogoma area, said since existence of Dogogada village, flood has consumed so many lives, and properties, still no major steps have been taken to avert the flood ever since. The heavily flood which is affecting residents of Dogogada is the erosion linked from different parts of Lokogoma area.
The unforeseen circumstance which usually put people on hostage for more than five hours, leave the residents stranded not having access to go to their various places of work.
However, Emaikwu said a signpost was mount to notified the residents and visitors to beware of Flooding at Dogogada, which has been collapsed by the flood.
Meanwhile, recently, reported cases of flood still at Dogogada villiage on the 3rd of April 2022, almost consumed a Man and his car but no live was taken by the flood.
Similarly, NatureNews.Africa in an interview with another eyewitness, a security man Bala Mudimka said that he witnessed heavy wave of flooding between Sahara 4 estate and efab estate at Lokogoma, which almost took a life and a car capsized into the heavy flood but was rescued.
Looking at the implication of flooding across the county, which has not only left several people homeless, destruction of properties and disruption of business activities, the flood also ravaged communities, likewise threatening to expose residents to diseases like cholera, diarrhea, malaria, skin infections and other water-borne diseases.
It has also been reported that, Nigeria’s flooding is mainly human induced with poor urban planning practices and inadequate environmental infrastructure. In 2012, Nigeria experienced its worst flooding recorded in recent history and total losses were at US$16.9 billion.
