The floods this time, By Reuben Abati

I was a witness to the menace of flooding, and the consequences, in Nigeria that occurred in 2012, when between the months of July and October, 30 out of Nigeria’s 36 states were submerged by flood. By mid-October, 2.1 million persons had been displaced from their homes, with over 400 persons dead; many homes were destroyed. The National Emergency Management Agency calculated the cost of the losses at about N2.6 trillion then, and described the floods as the worst in 40 years.

More than 29 states are reportedly affected, including communities along the banks of Rivers Niger and Benue and the Delta region. In Kogi, parts of the state capital are submerged. Governor Yahaya Bello, visiting the communities, has been shown riding on a canoe. In Anambra State – West and East and Awka North Local Government Areas – over 600,000 persons have been displaced. In Jigawa, deaths have been recorded in more than six local government areas.

The second reason that has been offered with regard to flooding in Nigeria is to blame the release of water from the Lagdo Dam on the Benue River in Northern Cameroon. Built between 1977 and 1982, the Lagdo Dam was meant for irrigation and the supply of electricity. Nigeria and Cameroon have a bilateral agreement over the dam and its management, which is principally that Nigeria will construct a similar dam or embankment on its own side.

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