Uyai-Abasi Etido
Flood has left 200 families displaced in Makurdi, the state capital of Benue state.
The incident was confirmed by the Executive Secretary, Benue State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Emmanuel Shior, in Makurdi on Wednesday at the monthly distribution of relief materials to Internally Displaced Persons.
According to him, Naka Road, Achusa Kucha Utebe, Gyado Villa, Judge’s Quarters Extension and parts of Nyiman among others are the affected parts of the Benue capital.
He also noted that the flood was not this terrible in the state in the past, assuring that the state’s Committee on Floods had approved the expansion of selected camps in Makurdi, Guma and Logo to accommodate flood victims.
He also appealed to the Federal Government to assist as the burden was becoming cumbersome for the state government.