FG Warns Of Five-day Flooding In 19 States

The Federal Government Tuesday issued a flooding warning across 19 states of the Federation.
It forecasted heavy rainfall over a five-day period in 76 locations.
The warning, issued on Tuesday by the National Flood Early Warning Systems Centre of the Federal Ministry of Environment, called on stakeholders and residents to take urgent precautionary measures.
Ogun and Gombe were on Tuesday struck with flooded.
Other states — including Lagos, Plateau, Anambra, and Delta — also affected by the disaster.
According to the centre’s flood prediction obtained by our correspondent, the affected areas are expected to experience rainfall likely to cause flooding from August 5 to August 9, 2025.
The predicted states and locations are Akwa-Ibom (Edor, Eket, Ikom, Oron, Upenekang); Bauchi (Tafawa-Balewa, Azare, Jama’are, Kari, Misau, Jama’a); Ebonyi (Abakaliki, Echara, Ezilo); Cross-River (Ogoja Edor, Obubra); Nasarawa (Keana, Keffi, Wamba); Benue (Agaku, Buruku, Gboko, Igumale, Ito, Katsina-Ala, Ugba, Vande-Ikya); Kaduna (Jaji, Kafancha, Birnin-Gwari, Zaria) and Katsina (Bindawa, Bakori, Daura, Funtua).
Others are Kebbi (Bagudo, Birnin-Kebbi, Bunza, Gwandu, Jega, Kalgo, Kamba, Kangiwa, Shanga, Ribah, Sakaba, Saminaka, Yelwa, Gauri-Banza); Kano (Bebeji, Gezawa, Gwarzo, Kano, Karaye, Tundun-wada, Wudil, Kunchi); Niger (Kontagora, Rijau, Ringim); Plateau (Mangu); Taraba (Donga, Takum); Jigawa (Diginsa, Gumel, Dutse, Gwaram, Hadejia, Miga); Yobe (Machina, Potiskum); Zamfara (Anka); Sokoto (Sokoto, Wamakko); Borno (Biu); and Gombe (Bajoga).
A new report from the National Emergency Management Agency has revealed that in 2025, no fewer than 191 lives have been lost to the floods that have ravaged parts of the country, while 94 people remain missing.
The report obtained on Tuesday showed that Niger State recorded the highest number of fatalities, with 163 deaths, followed by Adamawa State, where 26 people lost their lives. One death each was reported in Borno and Gombe states.
The data further indicated that, so far this year, the floods have affected 134,435 people across 20 states and 47 local government areas.
The affected states include Abia, the Federal Capital Territory (Abuja), Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bayelsa, Borno, Delta, Edo, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, and Kaduna. Others are Kano, Kogi, Kwara, Niger, Ondo, Rivers, and Sokoto.
Additionally, 48,056 people have been displaced, while 239 injuries have been reported. The floods have also damaged 9,499 houses and affected 9,450 farmlands.
NEMA’s dashboard also revealed that among those affected are 27,121 men, 41,539 women, 60,071 children, 5,704 elderly persons, and 1,874 persons with disabilities.
In 2024, the floods affected 5,264,097 individuals, displacing 1,243,638 people across 35 states and 401 local government areas. The disaster resulted in 1,237 deaths and left 16,469 individuals injured.
Also, 116,172 houses were destroyed, and 1,439,296 hectares of farmlands were affected, further worsening the economic and humanitarian impact of the flooding across the country.
Parts of Ogun and Gombe states were ravaged by floods on Tuesday following heavy rainfall that began Monday night and lasted into the early hours of Tuesday.
At Redemption City, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Mowe, Ogun State, it was observed that residents, schoolchildren, and visiting church members attending the Redeemed Christian Church of God annual convention were trapped for hours as floodwaters submerged parts of the area.
One of the worst-hit areas was Estate 15, where some vehicles were completely submerged. Stranded residents had to abandon their cars and resorted to using canoes as a temporary means of transportation.
In response, RCCG officials deployed Type D school buses to help ferry people in and out of the premises.
“I was trapped inside the RCCG camp this (Tuesday) morning and couldn’t leave for work until a special luxurious bus provided by the church came to pick me and others,” a resident, Tunde, said.
It was the same scenario at the OPIC area of the state, where the floods disrupted activities and destroyed properties.
In Gombe, the sExecutive Secretary, State Emergency Management Agency, Haruna Abdullahi, says no fewer than four persons died from flood, windstorms and rainfall.
He disclosed that about 278 households comprising individuals and farmlands were affected.
Abdullahi said, “The last incident was in Kwami, Dukku, Billiri, Gombe, Yalmatu-Deba, Akko Local Government Areas.
“We received reports of four dead persons, two from Gombe Local Government Area, one from Dukku and another in Kwami LG. About 278 households were affected, mostly windstorms and flooding of farmlands, and some houses. Mostly the deaths were caused by cracked walls.”