Kebbi Government on Tuesday confirmed the death of a soldier and nine others in two separate flood disasters across the state.

A statement by Abubakar Dakingari, Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Atiku Bagudu issued in Birnin Kebbi, said the flood occurred in two local government areas on Thursday.

He listed the communities affected as Kanya village in Danko Wasagu Local Government and Mahuta in Fakai Local Government.

“A soldier and nine other people were killed by heavy flood as a result of incessant rainfall in the state; the soldier was said to have died while trying to rescue a woman from the flood.’’

Dakingari said although the body of the woman was recovered, that of the soldier had been washed away, but effort was on to recover the corpse.

He added that the remains of five victims were recovered at Kanya and three in Mahuta.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gov. Bagudu had earlier visited the communities to commiserate with the victims.

At Kanya, the village Head, Alhaji Isah Dan Hassan, told the governor that many houses, livestock and farmlands were destroyed by the flood.

He urged government to construct emergency bridge and provide canoes for the immediate evacuation of residents to safer areas.

During the visit, Bagudu also made a stop over at Waje bridge, where a young man was reported to have jumped to his death.

At Fakai, Chairman of the local government, Musa Jarma, said 48 houses and a bridge linking the town to other parts of the state were destroyed.

http://www.metronaija.ng/flood-kills-soldier-9-others-in-kebbi-2/

Everything in the North is in extreme:

Cold...

Sun....

Heat....

Flood....

Drought...

Illiteracy...

Poverty..

Diseases...

Drug abuse....

Religious intolerance...

Sheepish followers....

Boko Haram...

Killer Herdsmen....

Lifelessness....

The North is under a spell.....period!

Buhari why?

RIP

. Eyah.

May their souls rest in peace. To the soldier who died you fought a good fight and you deserve a seat in the gathering of the brave....

Thunder will fire Buhari and his supporters

I Hope the relevant authorities Will do the needful.
Cameroon have been unleashing terror on Nigeria since time immemorial.
The DAM in Cameron has been wrecking havoc on us

Lord have mercy

meanwhile, i will use this opportunity to tell God what i need. am an agronomist married with a kid no job looking for one in Lagos and its environ. am a squatter. am desperately in need of good job pls help a father n brother...

meanwhile, i will use this opportunity to tell God what i need. am an agronomist married with a kid no job looking for one in Lagos and its environ. am a squatter. am desperately in need of good job pls help a father n brother...

Can a day go by without hearing or reading a bad news in and/or about Nigeria?

Nawao

Y is the flood helping boko haram to finish our soldiers. Buharrrrrrrrrrrriiiiiii answer me

I'm sure it will never reach Dakingari... That place aint meant for showers

kindnyce:
I Hope the relevant authorities Will do the needful.
Cameroon have been unleashing terror on Nigeria since time immemorial.
The DAM in Cameron has been wrecking havoc on us

What are you saying?

The rate @ which soldier died in this regime is much

Never feel sorry for a Nigerian soldier, SARS or the police.

A lovable Northern state.
Peaceful state,nice,lovable people,agricultural power house,vast expanse of sites to see if u travel the state by road.
If Kebbi ever gets blessed with a brilliant governor,it would be one of the most attractive places to visit,for business and a tourist haven.

kindnyce:
I Hope the relevant authorities Will do the needful.
Cameroon have been unleashing terror on Nigeria since time immemorial.
The DAM in Cameron has been wrecking havoc on us

River Niger has nothing to do with Cameroon pls. There's is River Benue.
River Niger flows through NW Nigeria, where Kebbi is, while River Benue flows through NE Nigeria where Adamawa and Taraba are.

ajbf:

What are you saying?

i tire for d guy

i hope my friend sheikh Isa Abubakar Usman is safe

I'll call him this evening

May God protect our land

JudasNaCarrot:
Everything in the North is in extreme:

Cold...

Sun....

Heat....

Flood....

Drought...

Illiteracy...

Poverty..

Diseases...

Drug abuse....

Religious intolerance...

Sheepish followers....

Boko Haram...

Killer Herdsmen....

Lifelessness....

The North is under a spell.....period!

Buhari why?

your stupidity is extreme too

jegz25:
your stupidity is extreme too

Just take a look at my moniker.

Oya tell me sorry now for abusing me or.....

This is very sad, served there in 2011-12. Very nice set of people there. RIP to the dead.

s true now everything s North gud and bad

Something is fishy here. This story is sketchy and i believe there's more to this story.

JudasNaCarrot:
Everything in the North is in extreme:

Cold...

Sun....

Heat....

Flood....

Drought...

Illiteracy...

Poverty..

Diseases...

Drug abuse....

Religious intolerance...

Sheepish followers....

Boko Haram...

Killer Herdsmen....

Lifelessness....

The North is under a spell.....period!

Buhari why?

my brother u sure say na God create them?

kennosklint:
Thunder will fire Buhari and his supporters

Bross y u mumu like Dis na.....na buhari cause d flood again!!!! Its like their is tetanus in ya brain....

Can flood kill a navy seal member or British sas?

After they will say they are the best in Africa

You forgot 'Flies'