Yobe State Government has ordered the immediate evacuation of Usur and Gasma communities threatened by flood in Bade and Karasuwa local government areas.
The state’s Deputy Governor, Alhaji Idi Gubana, gave the order on Sunday in Gashua when he visited areas affected by massive flooding in the area due to the recent heavy downpour.
The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the deputy governor visited the affected communities to sympathize with victims of the disaster and assess the level of damage for necessary support.
He, then, directed the state Emergency Management Agency to move residents of Usur and Gasma to the newly constructed housing estate in Jaji Maji, and to provide relief materials to the victims to cushion their suffering.
The Emir of Bade, Alhaji Abubakar Suleiman, in response to the deputy governor’s actions thanked him for the sympathy visit.
He, further, urged the citizenry to pray for the return of normalcy in the affected areas.
The deputy governor was accompanied by the Speaker, Yobe House of Assembly, Alhaji Ahmad Mirwa and the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Baba Wali, among others.
