DEVASTATION CAUSED BY FLOOD IN GBAKO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA ON 6TH-8TH SEPTEMBER, 2020

Across the globe, floods have posed tremendous danger to people’s lives and properties.

In Gbako Local Government, the pattern of flood is similar with the rest of flood across the state, mainly caused as a result of release of water volumes from Shiroro Dam, heavy downpour within the months of July and September and human cause.

Virtually, communities living along river Kaduna southern part of Gbako and River Gbakogi North are highly affected by flood as a result of human attitude which has become yearly phenomenon.

Owing to the combined forces of the above mentioned devastation caused by flood in Gbako Local Government areas on 6th – 8th September, 2020 served as black days to the communities as the farmers witness submerged of their farmlands to the devastating flood across hundred of thousands of hectares of farmlands with varieties of crops i.e. Rice, sugarcane, maize and other assorted crops.

AREAS AFFECTED

The devastating flood has wear its ugly effect to the following political wards of Gbako Local Government:

1. Edozhigi

2. Gbadafu

3. Edokota

4. Batagi

5. Sonmazhiko

6. Nuwankota

7. Batako

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