In a statement, the Chief Executive Officer of the Housing Development Advocacy Network, Festus Adebayo, asserted that the flood has had an enormous impact on communities, worsening Nigeria’s housing deficit and highlighting the urgent need for better urban planning.

He said, “The unprecedented floods have ravaged Maiduguri and other parts of Borno State, with homes, businesses, and infrastructure submerged under fast-moving waters. Seventy per cent of Maiduguri, the state capital, has been flooded, according to the National Emergency Management Agency, leaving the city’s residents in dire conditions.

“HDAN calls on the federal and state governments to intensify efforts to support the flood victims by providing temporary shelter, food, medical aid, and clean drinking water.

“The floods have exhumed corpses from the Gwange Cemetery, raising serious concerns about the risk of disease outbreaks. Health experts are already warning of potential cholera, typhoid, and other water-borne diseases due to contaminated water in the affected areas.”

He added that the alarming scenes in Borno were not just a humanitarian disaster but also a health crisis, adding that the government must ensure the displaced have access to clean water, decent shelter and medical care.

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