Following the recent release of water from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon, no fewer than 25 communities along the banks of the River Niger in Edo State have been submerged by flooding
The affected communities are in Etsako East, Etsako Central and Esan South East.
Ojimah, who is also the Local Government Secretary of the Emergency Committee, said the Internally displaced camp in the local government has already been filled by displaced persons.
He said there were some communities, especially Ifeku, that have been completely submerged and their property and livestock swept away.
He said, “The release of water from the Lagdo Dam has caused flooding in these three local government areas, with their houses submerged and residents having to abandon their houses.
“There are some communities, especially, Ifeku, is completely submerged, and their properties have livestock swept away. The IDP camp in Esan South East is already filled with residents.”
In a report by Punch, A resident of the affected area, John Odaku, said their farmlands had been submerged, and they were not salvaging their crops and livestock.
He said, “Our crops, such as yam, cassava, and groundnut, among others, have been submerged by flood while farm produce already harvested were swept away.
“We could not take our belongings due to the rising level of the flood, which is more than that what we experienced last year.
“We couldn’t salvage our crops and farm produce and livestock as they were swept away by the ravaging flood.”
He called on the date and Federal Government to come to their aid, noting that the local government has been shouldering the responsibility alone.
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