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  • 15 die, 42 injured in Niger auto crashes

    No fewer than 15 persons have been confirmed dead when a trailer conveying cattle overturned as a result of over speeding along Minna-Bida road, Niger state.

    42 others were injured when a trailer carrying tomatoes and pepper overturned along Bida-Mokwa road.

    The two incidents, according to the Niger state Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), occurred on Sunday afternoon.

    It said the victims and bodies of the deceased were taken to the Federal Medical Centre, Bida.

    Apart from over speeding, no one can ascertain the cause of the first accident, which claimed 15 lives, including the driver.

    The Head of Clinical Services of FMC, Bida, Dr Adedeji Adekanye, confirmed 10 dead bodies were brought to the hospital from the accident spot but said no one gave him details of how the accident occurred.

    He said that the deceased were deposited at the morgue while five others who were brought alive later died due to the severity of their injuries.

    The second accident where 42 persons were injured was said to have occurred when the driver lost control in an attempt to negotiate a bend around Gbadafu community after Vida town.

    The trailer, said to be overloaded with people apart from the produce, overturned as the driver tried to gain back control of the trailer.

    Speaking to newsmen in Minna, the Director General, Niger state Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Alhaji Ahmed Ibrahim Inga, who also confirmed the crashes said that the victims are from Katsina and Zamfara states.

    He said majority of the injured persons were receiving treatment at the Federal Medical Centre (Bida), while 13 people are on admission at the Umaru Ndayako General Hospital in Vida while others were taken to a private hospital within the town.

    The Head of Clinical Services of FMC, Bida said the Center could not admit all the injured persons as the Centre currently lacks adequate bed spaces.

    He added most of the victims were being attended to on the floor while those with minor injuries were treated and sent home while others who had severe injuries were taken to other hospitals.

    NSEMA Director General disclosed that the Agency has been able to reach out to relations of some of the deceased saying their burial have been slated for 4pm today.

  • Osinbajo visits flood victims in Zugeru

    Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has visited the new resettlement site of communities affected by flood in Zugeru ordering the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to immediately provide building materials to the new resettlement site for communities in order to ease their hardship.

    Speaking at the internally displaced person’s camp in Zungeru, Wushishi Local Government Area of Niger state, Osinbajo said the Federal Government remain committed to ensuring the welfare of its citizens also assured the flood victims of the Federal Government’s effort to find lasting solution to the situation.

    He said that the relocation will come up as soon as possible in order to enable school children resume for the new academic session as the Central Primary School Zungeru, is serving as a temporary shelter for the displaced persons.

    “I have directed NEMA to immediately supply building materials at the new site of resettlement.  They are going to start work immediately and we will also do our best to help everybody so that everybody will be well taken care of. We will make sure we do everything possible make you comfortable as quickly as possible. ”

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    The Vice President then commended the effort of the State Government as well as that of Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) for the quick response to the plight of the displaced persons through the provision of medical facilities and other relief materials.

    Governor Abubakar Sani Bello has earlier disclosed that “over 130 Communities have since been submerged by water, adding that there has been an ongoing effort for the resettlement of the flood victims.”

    He stated that the displaced persons in the camp comprises Gungu,Aboki, Rafin Gora in Wushishi, Rafi and Shiroro Local Government Areas of the state.

    In his remarks, the leader of the community, Ambassador Muhammed Manta who spoke on behalf of the displaced persons commended the Federal and the State governments for commiserating with victims on the recent misfortune and for the quick evacuation of the affected communities from the area. He then called on the Federal and State Government to consider compensation of those that were affected in the ongoing construction of the Zungeru Hydro Electric Dam.

  • Flood kills Village head, five others in Niger

    Flood kills Village head, five others in Niger

    A village head, Mallam Abdulmumuni Mohammed and six others have been killed in a flood that caused havoc in Mashegu and Borgu local government areas of Niger state.

    The flood which wreaked havoc on the two local government areas also destroyed 600 houses.

    The heavy downpour which lasted for many hours at night in Ibbi town in Mashegu local government area washed away over 500 animals and farmlands.

    The Borgu local government Chairman, Alhaji Ahmed Baba Suleiman confirmed the incident saying that the Village head of Saudi was the only one who died in the flood.

    The Chairman of Mashegu local government, Alhaji Shuaibu Kaboji said that the affected persons are now taking refuge in the school and neigbouring villages.

    He appealed to the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) and other relevant agencies to come to the aide of the affected persons who are now displaced temporarily due to the flood.

    The Director General of NSEMA, Alhaji Ibrahim Inga confirmed the incident saying that relief materials would soon be made available to provide succor for the affected victims.

     

  • 11 Women, two others die in Niger boat mishaps

    Eleven women and two men drowned in a two separate boat mishaps in Magama local government area of Niger state.

    The incident involving the women occurred on Wednesday morning in River Kontagora while the victims were on their way to their farms in a nearby community.

    Six of the women were rescued after the mishap while as at Friday morning, the bodies of eight of the drowned women have been found with three others still missing.

    Among the dead were married women and underage girls. The boat was said to have capsized due to tidal waves.

    The Kontagora River had over flooded its bank following a heavy down pour the previous night, resulting in the tragedy.

    Divers from the Niger state Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA)  were the ones who found the drowned bodies as officials from the agency are still looking for the other bodies.

    The Director General of NSEMA, Ahmed Ibrahim Inga who confirmed the incident said the accident was involving women going to the farm.

    He said that rescue operation is still ongoing and that the agency will speak to the media immediately after the rescue operation is completed.

    In a related development, two other people have also been confirmed dead in a boat mishap at New Busa, in Borgu Local Government of the State.

    Inga said that the victims died last week when they were travelling in the waterways from one part of the Council Area to another.

    The state Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has sent a word of condolence to the affected family.