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The Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI) has described the collapse of the Alau Dam in Borno and subsequent inundation of farmlands and hundreds of homes in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, as an avoidable tragedy that is due to a disconnect among the coordinating emergency response agencies of government at federal and state levels.RDI’s position comes on the heels of the collapse of the dam on Tuesday in Maiduguri. The flooding of the communities was said to have begun about a week ago, but reached its peak in the early hours of Tuesday, displacing residents of Fori, Galtimari, Gwange, Bulabulin, and other communities.In the aftermath of the incident thousands of homes have been submerged, including the palace of the Shehu of Borno among other government facilities in the capital. There has also been a jail break and escape of animals from the Museum Park, further endangering hapless residents. Reports indicate that many animals at the Sanda Kyarimi Park Zoo died as a result of the incident.a statement issued in Lagos, RDI said the collapse of the dam was completely avoidable adding that the incident represents failure in governance at all levels since the floods had hitherto been predicted by the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NIMET) and the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), yet no concrete preemptive actions or flood management plan was put in place to safeguard life and property.

Executive Director of RDI, Philip Jakpor said: “Maiduguri may just be the starting point. We had warned severally that the lacklustre approach of the federal and the state governments that have collected about N40 billion in Ecological Funds this year alone to address perennial floods would lead to avoidable catastrophic incidents like this. Perhaps the attention that has attended this case is only because Maiduguri, the state capital, is involved. If it had been in the remote communities there would be less alarm. This is completely damning for the government.



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This happened as result about global warming. And there's nothing any government can do about it. Did you see the rain bomb that happened in dubai. Did you see the rainbomb that happened in Morocco that killed over 30,000 people in a night ... see ehn

We are too careless in this country

Odua4life:
This happened as result about global warming. And there's nothing any government can do about it. Did you see the rain bomb that happened in dubai. Did you see the rainbomb that happened in Morocco that killed over 30,000 people in a night ... see ehn

Liar, you wicked and ignorant lots always compare your incompetence to natural tragedies in other climes where people are living better life, safe for such few instances of natural unpalatable occurrence

I'm sure you guys have not been watching the extreme weather news.
It's happening everywhere

The only way out is to relocate

COMRADES, the flood was terrible in Maiduguri

So Borno state has collected 40 billion for ecological funding alone this year...

Shege promax

Odua4life:
This happened as result about global warming. And there's nothing any government can do about it. Did you see the rain bomb that happened in dubai. Did you see the rainbomb that happened in Morocco that killed over 30,000 people in a night ... see ehn

A dam breaking is now caused by global warming?
Most of the tragedy in Nigeria are as a result of lack of basic safety awareness because of people like u, some believe God is the only one that can save so safety is out of the topic for them, when they escape an accident, they say God has a special interest in them and when they become victims of accident they blame the deviI.
I'm sure you are someone of that nature because I don't see a reason why a dam breaking in a desert region like Borno is attributed to global warming.

Odua4life:
This happened as result about global warming. And there's nothing any government can do about it. Did you see the rain bomb that happened in dubai. Did you see the rainbomb that happened in Morocco that killed over 30,000 people in a night ... see ehn

This is not global warming bruh.
The meteorological agency warned that such an incident will occur but the govt at all levels no gree abide.
They are busy fighting with Dangote about petrol price

Odua4life:
This happened as result about global warming. And there's nothing any government can do about it. Did you see the rain bomb that happened in dubai. Did you see the rainbomb that happened in Morocco that killed over 30,000 people in a night ... see ehn

U have not read the actual story.

That, the community around that area complained earlier about the damages being noticed around the dam yet govt officials downplayed it and said there was nothing wrong.

After few weeks down playing it the disaster strucked.

Shockingly,last year,Borno state was given a whopping 861million naira from ecological fund and only 21million was spent out of it and the rest is now history. These funds are usually shared amongst states in Nigeria and yet nothing was utilised from it.

That is why experts are calling it a human disaster and not a natural disaster.

It could have been remedied if not for delay on the part of Borno govt.

All the high powered delegation sent to ascertained the problems around the dam was not taken seriously becaude they all lied to the governor,hence this problems.