Minister Says 3.2m Nigerians Affected By Floods

A total of 3.2 million Nigerians were affected by floods as the Federal Government said it has distributed relief materials to 21 states affected by floods.

Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development disclosed this statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja.

The statement was signed by her media aide, Mrs Nneka Anibeze.

According to the minister, more than 3.2 million persons were reportedly affected by the 2022 floods as at Oct. 24.

“More than 1.4 million persons have been internally displaced; 2,776 persons were injured, 612 people lost their lives while 181,600 houses were partially damaged.

“Number of totally damaged houses was 123,807; 176,852 hectares of farmlands were partially damaged, while 392,399 hectares of farmlands have been totally damaged,’’ Farouq said.

She added that distribution of food and non-food items to more states were on-going as government was prepared to assist all the affected states.

“A total of 21 states have received relief materials so far. They are Abia, Adamawa, Anambra, Bayelsa, Ekiti, Enugu, Imo and the FCT.

“Others are Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Oyo, Sokoto, Taraba and Yobe.

“Specialised teams are on ground. There are some states and local governments that are inaccessible and hard to reach”, the statement added.