NEMA Distributes 42,000 MT Of Food To 611,201 Flood Victims From 29 States

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said 42,000 metric tons of food commodities have been distributed to 611,201 flood victims, as directed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

According to the agency, the flood has affected 154 local government areas from 29 states and displaced 225,169 persons.

The President directed the distribution of relief materials to vulnerable Nigerians in all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

This was disclosed Thursday at the Strategic Communications and Inter-agency Policy Committee (SCIPC) joint briefing organized by the Office of the National Security Adviser.

After reading the brief, Abdullahi Maiwada, the spokesman of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), said 201 lives had been lost due to the flood, 2,119 were injured, and 83,457 houses had been damaged.
He said, “NEMA is now focused on coordinating relief interventions, with current flood impacts reported affecting 29 states, 154 local government areas, and displacing 225,169 people.

“Overall, 611,201 individuals have been impacted, 2,119 injured, 201 lives lost, 83,457 houses damaged, and 115,265 hectares of farmland affected,” he said.

The ICPC recovered N21,529,742.19, closed twelve cases, and conducted biometric capture of 85 public officials, “recording 156 bank accounts under the PND portfolio”.