Three people have died, and 5,403 others have been affected, following a windstorm accompanied by a downpour in Jigawa.
According to the Executive Secretary of the Jigawa State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Hannafi Yakubu, the disaster affected 120 communities across 13 local government areas of the state.
Yakubu told journalists in Dutse on Wednesday that the incident affected 47 public schools, three health facilities and two police stations.
According to him, the agency compiled the data of casualties and properties affected by the disaster from the onset of the rainy season to date.
He listed the affected LGAs to include Dutse, Gwaram, Birnin Kudu, Kiyawa, Babura, Gumel, Kaugama, Ringim, Gagarawa, Kirikasamma, Suletankarkar, Miga and Buji.
The secretary said the state government had distributed relief items to the affected persons to assuage their sufferings.
While urging philanthropists, wealthy individuals, corporate organisations and donor agencies to assist the victims, Hannafi reiterated the government’s commitment to protect vulnerable communities through proactive emergency response initiatives.
“Disaster is for everyone, so all must assist to arrest the situation,” he said. “SEMA, with support from the state government, is ready to assist victims whenever disaster strikes.”
