From Timothy Olanrewaju, Maiduguri
Apprehension over possible flooding has gripped some residents of Maiduguri, capital of Borno State as a major river in the city has overrun its banks and spilled its water into some communities in the metropolis.
The Ngadabul River, also known as River Ngadda in Maiduguri, burst its banks and flooded Fori and 505 Estate – two communities located near the city outskirts.
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The state government deployed an emergency team to 505 Housing Estate yesterday morning with some equipment to drain water from the streets, residents told Saturday Sun.
Some residents said they started evacuating their property when they noticed huge volumes of water in their neighbourhoods on Wednesday night.
“Over the past five days now, the water has been flowing in and increasing in volume daily. People are panicking because they don’t want to experience what they went through last year,” Abba Saleh, a resident of 505 disclosed.
Borno Deputy Governor, Alhaji Umar Kadafur, visited the area on Wednesday night to assess the situation.
River Ngadabul, which flows across Maiduguri metropolis down to Lake Chad, also enhances the city.
However, torrential rainfall can cause the river to overflow its banks and cause flooding in nearby communities and neighbourhoods like it happened in September 2024.
Residents said excess water from the river exacerbated last year’s flooding in the city apart from the collapse of Alau Dam.
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