Nigeria: Ibadan Flood - Over 20 Persons Dead - Nema

Abuja — Over twenty persons have been confirmed dead and bodies recovered during search and rescue operations coordinated by officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) following the flood that devastated Ibadan, Oyo state and its environs last weekend.

The figure of the deaths was given during the visit of Director General National Emergency Management Agency Alhaji Muhammad Sani Sidi to Ibadan on inspection of areas affected by the flood. NEMA's figure contrasts the 30 death toll reported in the wake of the disaster

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