Farm produce worth over N100 million were destroyed by flood in 27 villages in Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State, the Chairman of the Local Government, Alhaji Shehu Chacho, has said.
Farmers lose N100m to flood in 27 villages
Chacho said that no fewer than 2,500 hectares of farmlands under the Lugu canals had been submerged by the flood, which also destroyed similar farm produce there.
Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal
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Chacho disclosed this to newsmen in Wurno on Sunday.
He said the destroyed farm produce which were already maturing include; rice, millet, guinea corn, maize and beans.
According to the chairman, the flood was caused by the release of excess water from Goronyo dam and that it had affected no fewer than 7,577 farmers.
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He said the villages affected by the disaster include; Dinbiso, Gidan-Kamba, Gidan-bango, 'Yar-wurno, Tunga, Zayawa, Lahodu and Lugu.
Others are: Barayar-zaki, Kwargaba, Gidan-magori, Tuttudawa, Nasarawa, Gidan-Modi and Dabagin-manomi, among others.
'' We have, therefore, constructed five-kilometer embankment along the Gidan-Modi to Gidan-kamba road.
''The project which cost about N7.8 million is aimed at preventing the flood waters from submerging the nearby Tuttuduwa canals,'' he said.
Two farmers, Alhaji Garba Gidan-modi and Alhaji Musa Maigadaje, lamented the development, saying,'' we had incurred huge losses.
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''We are therefore appealing for urgent assistance from the three tiers of government and public-spirited organisations,'' the victims said.
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