Over 40 Years ago, Cameroon🇨🇲 and Nigeria🇳🇬 had an agreement to build two dams such that when water is released from the Cameronian dam, the Nigerian dam would contain it and prevent it from causing floods
Guess whose dam remains uncompleted⁉️
But sadly, since 1982, the Nigerian Government has yet to complete the building of the Dasin Hausa dam
As a result, anytime the Cameroonian Government releases excess water from the Lagdo dam, Communities in Kogi, Benue, and the Northeastern States get flooded
According to the spokesperson of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Manzo Ezekiel, the 2022 flooding is the highest Nigeria has ever had since 2012
Since the opening of the Lagdo dam in September, 3,274 people in Benue state have reportedly been affected while about 1,213 houses are reported to have been destroyed
In Jigawa, a total of 92 people have died from flooding, while 651,053 persons in six local government areas have been displaced by floods according to Nigerian Tribune
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