The four hydro-electric dams – Shiroro, Jebba, Kainji and Zungeru – located in Niger State have issued a notification about the release of excess water at any moment.
The notification was made available to the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA).
In a swift reaction, NSEMA alerted communities in the riverine areas to relocate upstream to avoid the impending disaster.
The agency, in a statement yesterday in Minna, warned that the flooding that would follow the discharge of water from these dams would be catastrophic.
NSEMA’s Director-General, Abdullahi Baba Arah, who signed the statement, also said the Nigerian Hydrological Services had subsequently advised that communities along Rivers Niger and Kaduna should relocate for the same reason.
‘Catastrophic’ flooding looms as Niger dams discharge excess water
By : Bala Yahaya, Minna
Date: 3 Oct 2025
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The four hydro-electric dams – Shiroro, Jebba, Kainji and Zungeru – located in Niger State have issued a notification about the release of excess water at any moment.
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The notification was made available to the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA).
In a swift reaction, NSEMA alerted communities in the riverine areas to relocate upstream to avoid the impending disaster.
The agency, in a statement yesterday in Minna, warned that the flooding that would follow the discharge of water from these dams would be catastrophic.
NSEMA’s Director-General, Abdullahi Baba Arah, who signed the statement, also said the Nigerian Hydrological Services had subsequently advised that communities along Rivers Niger and Kaduna should relocate for the same reason.
“The dams are releasing thousands of gallons of water per minute that could lead to the overflow of these rivers, and so we are advising our communities to limit activities around riverbanks during this peak rainy season to avoid flooding.
“Similarly, people living in riverine areas should relocate to safer grounds already identified,” he declared.
The DG continued: “Some of the affected local government areas are Lavun, Magama, Rafi, Kontagora, Gbako, Mokwa, Lapai, Katcha, Agaie, Suleja, Shiroro, Mashegu, Agwara, Bida, Edati, Munya, Bosso, Chanchaga, Paikoro and Wushishi.”
He added that loss of lives had been recorded in these areas.
He, however, did not mention the number of lives lost in the latest disasters.
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