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Over 25 people were said to have died of post flood related diseases in Ibaji, Idah and Igalamela Odolu local governments of Kogi State.
Residents of Odogwu-Ibaji, Itoduma, Ajum and Egabada communities in the local governments disclosed this yesterday while receiving the programme officer of the National Orientation Agency NOA and journalists on post flood assessment to the riverine communities in the local government areas.
The spokesperson of Odogwu -Ibaji community Simon Elemuda said 18 people died in the village as result of post flood related diseases, adding that out of the 18 people, 10 children died of measles and diarrhea while eight who were adults died of malaria and typhoid.
According to Simon, N150,000 was given to the community as flood relief fund, saying that each household got N1,500 and that women were left out of the sharing because it was grossly inadequate.
The spokesperson of Itoduma community Gabriel Abara said over seven persons including their chief, Chief Udolor Echekwe died of post flood related diseases like, saying that the chief died of hypertension as result of the flood.
He said N356,500 was given to the community by the government as relief fund and that each household got N1,700.
According to him, members of the community who are predominantly farmers and fishermen, lamented that they don’t have money to buy seedlings and other farm input as well as fishing net as they were all taken away by the flood.
The Gago of Ajum village in Idah Local government, Sunday Usman said some of the flood victims in the community were given N11,000 while others were not given anything.
Also the Chief of Egabada in Igalamela said the people were suffering as the flood destroyed their house and farm produce, saying that the money given to the community was inadequate.
He noted that the communities was suffering as farm land and produce were wash away while houses were destroyed, adding that government has abandoned them.
The district head of Uje Community, Stephen Omanda who spoke on behalf of the Ibaji traditional council called on the state and federal government as well as individual and international agencies to come to their aid
He added that the hardship faced by the people was too much as their farm lands, produce and property were destroyed by flood.
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