Gentino:
Nigeria in collaboration with AU and UN should seriously sanction cameroun for opening their dams without prior notice to Nigeria. This flooding that Nigeria has been subjected to has caused untold hardship, destruction, displacement and loss of livelihood to many Nigerians.

They can't sanction Caneroon because it was an agreement with nigerian government, and they informed the government, Nigeria was suppose to build a dam which they have been building since forever, so that is why Nigeria gvt has been mute

ecolime:
Ogun and Lagos state should get ready

Oponu, do geography na lie, na gala you like to sell. See the result

It's amazing that during the military era, camaroon will never try this nonsense they are doing now. Dem for recieve wotowoto from military then.
this is an act of war from cameroon.

mosdii:
This is the road leading to the Bayelsa state Airport.

It should be called Bayelsa riverport.

chiedozie198100:
It's amazing that during the military era, camaroon will never try this nonsense they are doing now. Dem for recieve wotowoto from military then.
this is an act of war from cameroon.

FYI we still have military officers, but they are in Niger delta doing oil-bunkering and growing pot bellies.

LAGOS,more people coming soon.

Gentino:
Nigeria in collaboration with AU and UN should seriously sanction cameroun for opening their dams without prior notice to Nigeria. This flooding that Nigeria has been subjected to has caused untold hardship, destruction, displacement and loss of livelihood to many Nigerians.

You say what?

Bayelsa have bountiful resources but terrible worthless leaders.

My God have mercy on your people oh

Gentino:
Nigeria in collaboration with AU and UN should seriously sanction cameroun for opening their dams without prior notice to Nigeria. This flooding that Nigeria has been subjected to has caused untold hardship, destruction, displacement and loss of livelihood to many Nigerians.

So if they had informed Nigeria, the government would have built "Noah's Ark"?

This a funny country, bros. Leave Nigeria matter. Na only God de sustain us

ecolime:
Ogun, Lagos, Ondo, Delta and Edo states should get ready.

Some places are already flooded

Gentino:
Nigeria in collaboration with AU and UN should seriously sanction cameroun for opening their dams without prior notice to Nigeria. This flooding that Nigeria has been subjected to has caused untold hardship, destruction, displacement and loss of livelihood to many Nigerians.

I gathered that there was an agreement between Nigeria and Cameroun to both build dams in 1980. Cameroun built theirs but Nigeria had a coup that brought Buhari to power, and that dam became history. Cameroun had no choice, its either they opened the dam or the dam got totally destroyed, they choose their Interest.

chiedozie198100:
It's amazing that during the military era, camaroon will never try this nonsense they are doing now. Dem for recieve wotowoto from military then.
this is an act of war from cameroon.

Is it Cameroon that will build flood dams in Nigeria or flood drainage plans when the water rises

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veekid:
Timaya dropped a song that year when soldiers invaded Odi, now it's flood, timaya how far?

most senseless comment ever ....congrats

gabicon:


I gathered that there was an agreement between Nigeria and Cameroun to both build dams in 1980. Cameroun built theirs but Nigeria had a coup that brought Buhari to power, and that dam became history. Cameroun had no choice, its either they opened the dam or the dam got totally destroyed, they choose their Interest.

So it was a Nigerian problem

If you are crying bayelsa then what do you think is happening in inside parts of cross river,akwa ibom,some parts of Ondo and rivers state

Gentino:
Nigeria in collaboration with AU and UN should seriously sanction cameroun for opening their dams without prior notice to Nigeria. This flooding that Nigeria has been subjected to has caused untold hardship, destruction, displacement and loss of livelihood to many Nigerians.

Federal Government(North) won’t do anything because it does not affect the North. This is the partiality being played in this country. If this situation affected North and not South, something would have been done since!!

Yet the federal government is still awarding contracts to thieves who have no interest of the people at heart........They make money from the creeks but live lavishly in their mansions in cities.

brain54:

If they give notice what will the Nigerian government do…?




This same flooding issue has been happening for years now what proactive steps has the Nigerian government taken over the years?
Be blaming Cameroon there…

That is because they open the DAM yearly and refused to construct a channel straight to the Atlantic Ocean. Now why are we affected? The river that separated both nations gets over flooded, since we are on lower ground and Cameron land mass are above sea level than us, these are the results

Gentino:
Nigeria in collaboration with AU and UN should seriously sanction cameroun for opening their dams without prior notice to Nigeria. This flooding that Nigeria has been subjected to has caused untold hardship, destruction, displacement and loss of livelihood to many Nigerians.

dear bro, I would like to know if it was caused by Cameron, plz enlighten me .

Thanks.

Pulse Nigeria

Why a dam in Cameroon causes devastating floods in Nigeria every year [Pulse Explainer]
October 10th 2022, 11:39:20 am

The construction of the Lagdo Dam located in Northern Cameroon started in 1977 and was completed in 1982.

Flood renders hundreds of people homeless in Kogi State. (Punch)
Flood renders hundreds of people homeless in Kogi State. (Punch)
Due to the release of water from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon, many Nigerian communities along the courses of River Niger and River Benue have been affected by floods.
The flooding which has claimed many lives and properties in Kogi state has also ravaged communities in Benue, Adamawa, Taraba, Anambra, and Nasarawa state.

In September, the National Emergency Management Agency and the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NHISA) informed Nigerians that “the Lagdo Dam operators in the Republic of Cameroon, had commenced the release of excess water from the reservoir on September 13, 2022.”



The agencies said they were “aware that the released water cascades down into Nigeria, through River Benue and its tributaries, thereby overwhelming communities that have already been impacted by heavy rainfall”.

But the flooding affecting Kogi state particularly did not start today. The problem can be traced back to the 80s when the Nigerian government failed to honour an agreement it had with the Cameroonian authorities.

The Lagdo Dam in Cameroon
The construction of the Lagdo Dam located in Northern Cameroon started in 1977 and was completed in 1982.

At inception, Cameron and Nigeria had an agreement to build two dams such that when water is released from the Cameroonian dam, the Nigerian dam would contain it and prevent it from causing floods.

So, to cushion the effect of possible flooding from the Lagdo dam in Cameroon, the Nigerian government agreed to build a shock-absorber dam tagged Dasin Hausa Dam in Adamawa State.

The Dasin Hausa dam in Nigeria
The Dasin Hausa dam was supposed to be two and a half the size of the Lagdo dam, which was built to supply electricity to the northern part of Cameroon and allow the irrigation of 15,000 hectares of crops downstream.


Like the Lagdo dam, the dam project sited at the Dasin Village of Fufore Local Government Area of Adamawa State was supposed to generate 300 megawatts of electricity and irrigate about 150,000 hectares of land in Adamawa, Taraba, and Benue states.

But sadly, since 1982, the Nigerian government has yet to complete the building of the Dasin Hausa dam.

As a result, anytime the Cameroonian government releases excess water from the Lagdo dam, communities in Kogi, Benue, and northeastern states get flooded.

According to the spokesperson of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Manzo Ezekiel, the 2022 flooding is the highest Nigeria has ever had since 2012.

The damages so far in 2022
The flood in Kogi has displaced thousands of Nigerians resident in the Ibaji Local Government Area of the state. The area has completely been submerged for days.

About six persons have reportedly died including a toddler and over 600 hectares of rice farmland among several buildings have been destroyed.

Massive floods hit Kogi State (PM News)
Since the opening of the Lagdo dam in September, 3,274 people in Benue state have reportedly been affected while about 1,213 houses are reported to have been destroyed.


In Jigawa, a total of 92 people have died from flooding, while 651,053 persons in six local government areas have been displaced by floods according to Nigerian Tribune.

The MoU that solves nothing
Meanwhile, years after its failure to build a dam to address the perennial flooding issue in states and communities along River Benue, the Federal Government of Nigeria has made a futile move to forestall the recurrence of the 2012 devastating floods.

In 2013, Nigeria sent a high-powered delegation to Yaounde, Cameroon’s capital to deliberate with the country’s authorities and to demand a commitment from them on how to address the periodic flooding in Nigeria caused by their Lagdo dam.

At the meeting, Nigeria and Cameroon signed a memorandum of understanding, which entails information sharing between the two countries about rainfall and how to manage the release of excess water without leading to flooding disasters.

It was also agreed that before Cameroon opens its dam, it must issue an early warning to enable Nigeria put proactive measures in place to prevent the destruction of lives and properties.


It is in compliance with the MoU that the Central African country usually deems it necessary to inform Nigerian authorities about its intention to release excess water from the Lagdo dam.

This arrangement, however, has failed to sufficiently address the flooding issue in Nigeria.

In November 2019, the Director-General, (NIHSA), Engr Clement Nze said the Lagdo dam authorities did not inform Nigeria before they opened the dam which released water for three weeks.

So, rather than completing the construction of the Dasin Hausa dam, which is said to be 90 percent completed -to prevent flooding- the Nigerian Government prefers to annually put Nigerians in Kogi, Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, Benue, and some states in the northeast on red alert before the water released in Cameroon finds its way to their communities

Culled from pulse

brosom:
dear bro, I would like to know if it was caused by Cameron, plz enlighten me .

Thanks.

Read the post below you

We should ask Obasanjo and Atiku what happened to the money they budgeted to build the dam that was supposed to control any overflow from the dam in cameroon

MansoryMX:


That is because they open the DAM yearly and refused to construct a channel straight to the Atlantic Ocean. Now why are we affected? The river that separated both nations gets over flooded, since we are on lower ground and Cameron land mass are above sea level than us, these are the results

Nigeria signed an agreement with Cameroon to build a relief dam to absory the excess water but reneged .so every year since 1982 .Nigeria suffers as a result.
It is basically a deliberate Nigerian govt problem

Ficient:
We should ask Obasanjo and Atiku what happened to the money they budgeted to build the dam that was supposed to control any overflow from the dam in cameroon

Even buhari and ibb,shonekan,goodluck follow inside this wahala

Gentino:
Nigeria in collaboration with AU and UN should seriously sanction cameroun for opening their dams without prior notice to Nigeria. This flooding that Nigeria has been subjected to has caused untold hardship, destruction, displacement and loss of livelihood to many Nigerians.

Somebody said more than 500 People have died because of the cloods in Lokoja and Anambra

So basically not even one dam is required to solve the yearly flood problems as a result

Jesus Christ!

JASONjnr:
The people living here probably lose their credentials and other important credentials.....In a saner clime, sueing the government over damage would be a good and welcome development....


But you dare not try it here....Thugs with fried brain will collect money and begin to intimidate you and your family members..

You want to sue the government for a so called 'Act of God' or natural disaster? It's like saying Americans should sue their government for hurricane or earthquake. Who will the government now sue for the damages? God?

amaridigital:


You want to sue the government for a so called 'Act of God' or natural disaster? It's like saying Americans should sue their government for hurricane or earthquake. Who will the government now sue for the damages? God?

They can sue the fg since it was the FG that failed to build the relief dam that was required

baralatie:

Is it Cameroon that will build flood dams in Nigeria or flood drainage plans when the water rises

good question.
cos this thing cameroon is doing is actully exposing nigeria as not having a comprehensive drainage system for our water ways.