Death Toll Surpasses 200 in Devastating Mokwa Flooding

The Niger State Government has reported that over 200 bodies have been recovered following severe flooding in Mokwa Local Government Area.

This was disclosed by the State Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs, Ahmad Suleiman, during an appearance on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Tuesday.

“We are still recovering corpses up till now. Nobody can tell you the number of casualties in Niger State right now because up till now, we are still looking for some corpses,” he said.

Suleiman stated that Governor Umar Bago’s administration has initiated an emergency response to the disaster and ordered the distribution of relief materials to flood victims currently sheltering in makeshift camps.

“The Niger State Government has put things in place, and there are lots of contributions from various agencies and ministries. The damage on the ground now—you cannot get it on social media except by visiting the scenes. There is lots of damage at the moment.

“The state government has sent trailers of rice to the victims. The wife of the governor also visited the local government yesterday and donated N50m,” he added.