Bauchi floods kill 24 people, destroy property worth N22bn

Date:

From Ahmad Muhammad, Bauchi

Floods in Bauchi state has killed over 24 people and destroyed property worth twenty two billion three hundred and nineteen million four hundred and eighty thousand naira (N22,319,480,000,00).
The flood also injured 163 people.
The State Commissioner Ministry of humanitarian affairs and disaster management, Hajiya Hajara Yakubu Wanka made this known yesterday while briefing journalists at the end of Executive Council meeting presided over by Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed.
She said Governor Bala Mohammed had set up a committee headed by the Commissioner of Budget and Economic Planning and the committee went round to the 16 most affected Local Government Areas in the State.
The Commissioner said though they are still compiling reports, but that available records indicated that 24 people died, 163 injurred, in 16 local government areas.
“Also, 60 culverts were washed away, 12 major roads were cut off, 178 electric poles were destroyed, 11, 183 livestock died, 122,330 household were affected and 52,000 houses were destroyed.”
She said when the incident happened, the victims were kept in primary schools before joining their relatives in the town.
She said they are working with the ministry of Health, Education and other relevant ministries on the level of damage.
She said Governor Bala Mohammed personally went to some of the locations in katagum zone, and commended the federal government for the show of concern.
She said “we are putting heads together with the federal government to get a lasting solution to the recurrent flood disaster in the state.”
She added that additional funding was approved by the governor to renovate some culverts.

READ MORE  Nigerian undergraduates, university workers, are suffering, UNILORIN don tells FG

Never miss a moment! Get the stories shaping Nigeria, delivered straight to your phone. Follow Peoplesdaily Newspaper on WhatsApp for breaking news, exclusive reports, and the headlines everyone will be talking about, before anyone else.

1 COMMENT

  1. WE SELL GOODS LIKE :
    VEHICLES
    BAGS OF RICE
    BALES OF CLOTHES
    VEGITABLES OIL ETC. ALSO THE REPLACEMENT FORM IS OUT NOW,
    THOSE ARE THE VEHICLES LISTED BELOW
    BAGS OF RICE,VEGETABLE OIL, AND BAGS OF CEMENT FOR SALE IN A CHEAP AND AFFORDABLE PRICE.
    BAG OF RICE -50kg.₦25,000
    GALLON OF VEGETABLE OIL -25LTR.₦18,500
    BAGS OF CEMENTS-/₦5,500
    O8O__7163__9728TOYOTA CAMRY 2.2 ₦300,000
    TOYOTA CAMRY 2.4 ₦450,000
    TOYOTA COROLLA ₦550,000
    TOYOTA YARIS ₦500,000
    TOYOTA MATRIX ₦500,000
    TOYOTA RAV4 ₦550,000
    TOYOTA AVALON ₦1,550,000
    TOYOTA HILUX ₦2,700,000
    TOYOTA 4RUNNER ₦950,000
    TOYOTA HIGHLANDER ₦1,800,000
    TOYOTA LANDCRUISER ₦1,200,000
    TOYOTA TACOMA ₦2,850,000
    TOYOTA VENZA ₦1,800,000
    TOYOTA SIENNA ₦600,000
    TOYOTA SOQUOIA ₦1,750,000
    TOYOTA PREVIA ₦600,000
    \\\((O8O__7163__9728) (+O8O__7163__9728))))
    HONDA ACCORD ₦600,000
    HONDA EOD ₦650,000
    HONDA ODYSSEY ₦850,000
    HONDA BABY BOY ₦700,000
    HONDA PILOT ₦900,000
    HONDA CROSSTOUR ₦1,650,000
    HONDA DISCUSSION CONTINUE ₦600,000
    \((O8O__7163__9728) (+O8O__7163__9728)))
    HONDA ACCORD ₦500,000
    HONDA CIVIC ₦500,000
    HONDA CRV ₦500,000
    HONDA CROSSTOUR ₦1,650,000
    HONDA ELEMENT ₦600,000
    HONDA PILOT ₦900,000
    HONDA ODYSSEY ₦700,000
    \\\((O8O__7163__9728) (+O8O__7163__9728))
    LEXUS RX300 -1.2m
     RX330 – 1.8Million
    RX350 – 2.5Million
    RX400 – 2m
    RX450 ₦1m900,000
    LEXUS LX450 – 2.3Million
    LX470 -2.5m
    LX570 ₦2,800,000
    LEXUS GX460 – 2.670,000
    GX470 ₦2,800,000
    LEXUS RC300 -1.850,000
     RC350 ₦1m900,000
    \Buy your bags of rice at a cheaper and affordable price, Interested Buyer’s Should Contact our marketing officer on O8O__7163__9728for Purchase and Inquiry.
    !!!Please Take Note!!!
    #50kg Bags Of Rice And There Prices Below.
    Royal Stallion=N19,500
    MamaGold=N18,000
    Otunba=N19,000
    Rising sun=N19,500
    Special rice=N18,000
    Mama Africa=N19,000
    Royal crown=N18,500
    Ade Brazil=N19,000
    Elephant Gold=N18,500
    Super eagle=N19,000
    Tomato rice=N18,500
    Caprice =N18,500
    WE DELIVER TO ANY STATE IN NIGERIA

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

Share post:

Subscribe

Popular

More like this
Related

War Against Drug Abuse: Abba Unveils Quick Response Squad, Millions-Worth Equipment

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has intensified the...

Kano Govt Revives Another Water Treatment Plant, to Supply 2.2m Litres Daily to Communities

From Mustapha Adamu, Kano The Kano State Government has announced...

NYSC Certificate: Lawyer Petitions IGP To Probe Enugu Governor Mbah

A legal practitioner, Ejikeme Ignatius Ugwu, has petitioned the...

FG Engages Stakeholders on National Policy for Non-Combustible Tobacco Products

The Federal Government has engaged industry stakeholders in the...