8 Buildings Collapse, Graveyard Submerged In Fresh Borno Flood

8 Buildings Collapse, Graveyard Submerged In Fresh Borno Flood

No fewer than eight buildings have collapsed, graveyard submerged and residents displaced after three hours of heavy downpour on Wednesday, in Maiduguri and environs in Borno State. Many areas like Bulumkutu, Damboa, Moduganari in Maiduguri, the state capital were heavily flooded after the downpour, while a graveyard in Jajeri in Jere local government area of the state was submerged, causing apprehension among the people.   A resident of Jajeri …

8 buildings collapses following heavy downpour in Borno

At least eight buildings collapsed on Wednesday following a heavy downpour that triggered widespread flooding across Maiduguri Metropolis and Jere Local Government Area of Borno State.The Borno State Police Command, in response to the incident, swiftly launched on-the-ground assessments to evaluate the damage, deploy security personnel, and prevent further risks to life and property.Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Kenneth Daso, disclosed in…

Floodwaters Bring Havoc to Borno, Eight Buildings Collapse — Akelicious

Heavy rainfall in the early hours of Wednesday has collapsed eight buildings and displaced some residents in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. Our correspondent gathered that the rain, which started around 6:15 am, lasted three hours, leading to the displacement of families in Bulumkutu, Abuja, Moduganari, Ngomari and other riverbank areas. A resident of Bulumkutu, Ahmodu Ibrahim, told our correspondent that water flooded his apartment arou…