The Kogi Government on Thursday called for urgent intervention by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to mitigate the impact of rainstorm in parts of the state.
The Executive Secretary, Kogi Emergency Management Agency (KSEMA), Mrs Alice Ogedengbe, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja.
Ogedengbe urged NEMA to assist victims and organisations of the disaster with relief materials and other palliatives.
She disclosed that the agency had received complaints from rainstorm victims in no fewer than 10 local government areas in the last two months.
According to her, NEMA’s intervention would complement the state government’s effort, explaining that the scope of the havoc was beyond the capacity of the state agency.
She said that thousands of families had been rendered homeless.
Ogedengbe reminded residents of the rainfall prediction alerting Nigerians of a gale of rainstorm that would sweep several communities in the country, including Kogi.
She advised the people to respect the NiMeT warning, to avoid further loss of lives and property in the state in the coming months.
She also enjoined residents to avoid indiscriminate dumping of solid wastes in drainages and water channels, to allow the free flow of water and avert flooding in the state. (NAN)
