Nigeria: Buhari Directs Emergency Response to Benue Flooding

1 September 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari has received with great concern reports of the flooding in Benue State, which, according to early estimates, has affected thousands of homes and displaced more than 100,000 persons in 12 local government areas.

Consequently, the president in a statement by his spokesman,Garba Shehu has directed the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to immediately mobilize personnel and resources for the victims of the flooding. The statement said the president is closely monitoring the situation, and will be receiving regular updates on the scale of the disaster, as well as the federal government's humanitarian response.

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