Farm produce worth over N100 million were destroyed by flood in 27 villages in Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State, the Chairman of the Local Government, Shehu Chacho, has said.
Mr.
Chacho disclosed this to journalists in Wurno on Sunday.
He
said the destroyed farm produce, which were already maturing include rice,
millet, guinea corn, maize and beans.
According
to the chairman, the flood was caused by the release of excess water from
Goronyo dam and it had affected no fewer than 7,577 farmers.
He
said the villages affected by the disaster include Dinbiso, Gidan-Kamba,
Gidan-bango, ‘Yar-wurno, Tunga, Zayawa, Lahodu and Lugu. Others
are Barayar-zaki, Kwargaba, Gidan-magori, Tuttudawa, Nasarawa, Gidan-Modi and
Dabagin-manomi, among others.
Mr.
Chacho said that no fewer than 2,500 hectares of farmlands under the Lugu
canals had been submerged by the flood, which also destroyed similar farm
produce there.
“We
have, therefore, constructed five-kilometer embankment along the Gidan-Modi to
Gidan-Kamba road."
”The
project which cost about N7.8 million is aimed at preventing the flood waters
from submerging the nearby Tuttuduwa canals,” he said.
Two
farmers, Garba Gidan-modi and Musa Maigadaje, lamented the development, saying
they incurred huge losses.
”We
are therefore appealing for urgent assistance from the three tiers of
government and public-spirited organisations,” the victims said. (NAN)
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