Federal Ministry of Environment has issued a five-day flood forecast, warning that eleven states are likely to experience flooding due to heavy rainfall between September 14 and 18, 2025.
Usman Bokoni, Director of the Erosion, Flood and Coastal Zone Management Department at the National Flood Early Warning Systems Centre, said in a statement that the ministry identified the affected areas to include parts of Adamawa, Benue, Nasarawa, Taraba, Delta, Niger, Kebbi, Kano, Katsina, Sokoto and Zamfara States.
Bokoni stated that there be flooding in these communities, Ganye and Natubi in Adamawa; Abinisi, Agyo, Gogo, Ito, Makurdi, Udoma and Ukpiam in Benue; Agima, Rukubi and Odogbo in Nasarawa; Beli, Serti and Donga in Taraba; Umugboma, Umukwata, Abraka.
Others are Aboh and Okpo-krika in Delta; Rijai in Niger; Ribah in Kebbi; Gwarzo and Karaye in Kano; Jibia in Katsina; Makira in Sokoto; and Kaura, Namoda, Shinkafi, Maradum, Gusau, Anka and Bungudu in Zamfara.
The ministry warned that rising water levels in River Gongola, River Benue, and River Niger pose a significant threat to communities along floodplains and advised residents in such areas to evacuate immediately.
RN
