IgbereTV reports that the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has predicted that heavy flood might hit the Federal Capital Territory, Rivers state, Bayelsa, and others beginning from September 6.

Director-General of NIHSA, Clement Nze,who disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday, August 25, said the Middle Niger of the River Niger Basin is currently flooded and the magnitude of flood from that area is expected to arrive in Nigeria through Kebbi State from September 6, 2020.

He said parts of 275 local government areas in the 36 states of the federation, including Abuja, were within the moderately probable flood risk areas, while the remaining 397 local government areas were within the low probable flood risks areas.

Nze said at least 102 local government areas in 28 states fall within the highly probable flood risk areas. He added that River Niger Basin covered nine countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Cote D’Ivoire, Guinea, Mali, Niger and Nigeria which is at the lowest portion of the basin.

“The red alert points to imminent river flooding in Nigeria. Both the Kainji and Jebba dams have commenced spilling water downstream.

This means that once the upper catchment of the basin gets flooded, Nigeria should be prepared to experience flooding incidents.

As of today, the Middle Niger of the Niger Basin made up of Niger, Benin, Burkina Faso and part of Mali, have been flooded. The flood levels at the hydrological stations monitored in Niamey and Malanville (Benin Republic) have got to the red alert zone.

Latest information received by the NIHSA from the regional Niger Basin Authority headquarters in Niamey had it that as of Sunday, August 23, 2020, the flood level of the River Niger monitored in Niamey was 6.60 metres.”

Nze said with this development, these state namely: Kebbi, Niger, Kwara, Nasarawa, Kogi, Anambra, Delta, Edo, Rivers, and Bayelsa, might experience heavy flooding from around September 6, 2020.

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Kai God help us for Niger Delta, it is like a recurring decimal.

In sane climes, warnings of such nature will be followed up by non-stop advisories issued by govt, including plans to temporarily resettle those who may be worst hit...but in Nigeria, this statement released is an evidence that they told you something at a certain point. Nobody cares about follow up efforts. Infact it is when the flood begin to tumble everything that NEMA and some disaster ministry staff will hold a press conference to ask for the understanding of victims, while encouraging Nigerians to pray. Then those who will survive it will be given expired rice in some IDP camps to flex.

Latest information received by the NIHSA from the regional Niger Basin Authority headquarters in Niamey had it that as of Sunday, August 23, 2020, the flood level of the River Niger monitored in Niamey was 6.60 metres.”

are they suppose to wait till flood level of the river niger reach 6.60 metres?

we don't really no where we are going in this country

Righteousness89:
A Replica of Noah's Flood Has Being on the Earth Since June..

What if the flood was the aftermath of the abundant rain.

“Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God, for he has given the early rain for your vindication; he has poured down for you abundant rain, the early and the latter rain, as before.

I hope when the it starts Baba won't say he's shocked and he wasn't aware