No fewer than 209 houses were destroyed in communities across Fika local government area of Yobe State, fdue to severe windstorm.
Executive Secretary of the Yobe State Emergency Management Agency, (YOSEMA), Dr. Mohammed Goje, made this known at a stakeholders meeting on National Disaster Preparedness and Response Campaign (NPRC) in Damaturu.
Report from YOSEMA showed that 28,977 households comprising 68,954 individuals were affected by windstorm and flooding across Yobe State, in 2024.
According to the information, 544 persons sustained varying degrees of injuries, while 47 death were recorded in 601 communities across the 17 local government areas of the state due to building collapse caused by floods.
Speaking at the stakeholders engagement, the organiser and Director General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs Zubaida Umar, said it has become pertinent to engage states in the region following the release of the 2025 seasonal climate prediction by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMET) and annual flood outlook by the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, (NIHSA).
Represented by the North East Zonal Director of the agency, Yakubu Suleiman, the NEMA Director General, said the engagement was part of proactive measures to mitigate the impact of the disaster in high-risk communities.
