The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said that Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, Nasarawa, Kogi, Anambra states are likely to be flooded, following the release of water from Lagdo Dam in Cameroon.
Director-General of NEMA, Mustapha Ahmed disclosed this at the National Emergency Coordination Forum meeting, on Wednesday in Abuja. Others states to be affected include Enugu, Edo, Delta, Rivers and Bayelsa states .
He said that the states, located at the downstream, must begin to take concerted effort to address and mitigate the impact of the impending flooding.
According to him, the meeting was necessitated by the notification received from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the modulated release of water from Lagdo Dam in Cameroon.
He said that the country had commenced release of water from the Dam at the rate of 200 cubic meters per second which is about 18 million cubic meter of water per day.
He said that the release may result to all frontline states experiencing flooding in subsequent days and weeks.
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