Two persons have been confirmed dead
while 20 others were injured following a
rainstorm which destroyed over 300
houses on Tuesday in Gusau.
Alhaji Atiku Maradun, Executive
Secretary of Zamfara Emergency
Management Agency, said this in an
interview with the News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Gusau.
Maradun, who spoke on behalf of Alhaji
Musa Kwatarkwashi, Special Adviser on
the state governor on Emergency
Management, said that the adviser had
already visited the affected areas.
He listed the areas affected as Abarma,
Janyau Fulani, Gidan Dutse, Gada Biyu
and Unguwar Danfodio.
According to him, two girls, aged 11 and
15 were killed in the incident, adding
that the residents also lost foodstuffs
and animals.
He said that the Agency was compiling a
report on the disaster for submission to
the state and federal governments for
immediate assistance.
He appealed to the victims to plant trees
around their homes to minimise the
effect of such disaster



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