Makurdi Flood Displaces 110,000 People in 24 Communities

More than 110,000 persons in 24 communities, including Makurdi, have been displaced by a flood in Benue state.

The Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Mr. Boniface Ortese, who disclosed the this on Wednesday said over 2,769 households were also affected.

He explained that places affected included Achusa, Idye, Wurukum Market, Genabe, Industrial Layout, Demekpe, Wadata Market, Katungu, behind the Civil Service Commission, Agboughul-Wadata among others in Makurdi.

He said the government is doing everything within its little resources to assist flood victims in the state.

UCJ, UNILORIN.