The death toll in the widespread flooding due to torrential rainfall across Jigawa state, has increased to 92.
This is as the governor of the state, Muhammad Badaru, has come under intense criticism for travelling abroad on holiday without visiting victims of the disaster.
According to the spokesperson of the police in the state, Lawan Adam, the death toll from the flood between August and September has increased to 92.
Adam told reporters on Monday that most of the dead were killed by drowning, thunderstorms, and by collapsed buildings.
Premium Times earlier reported how thousands of structures, mostly mud houses, bridges, and roads were destroyed by the flood, forcing many communities to relocate to Internally Displaced Person (IDP) Camps across the state.
As the disaster rages on, the response from the state government has been tepid.
Last week, some victims of the flood in the IDP camps across the state complained that the government has turned a blind eye to their plight.
They said that they have not been provided with relief materials and health services. They also claimed that some of their women gave birth in the open without being attended to by qualified health officials.
But on 6 September, Governor Badaru announced the donation of N50 million to the victims of the flood while he hosted the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, who visited the state on a condolence visit.
The donation, however, did not assuage the anger of the flood victims, who protested and asked the state government to do more to assist them.
Their protest was echoed by the Emir of Hadejia, Adamu Abubakar-Maje, who said the people are suffering untold hardship due to the flood. (Premium Times)
