Kebbi Government on Tuesday confirmed the death of a soldier and nine others in two separate flood disasters across the state.<\/p>\n
A statement by Abubakar Dakingari, Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Atiku Bagudu issued in Birnin Kebbi, said the flood occurred in two local government areas on Thursday.<\/p>\n
He listed the communities affected as Kanya village in Danko Wasagu Local Government and Mahuta in Fakai Local Government.<\/p>\n
\u201cA soldier and nine other people were killed by heavy flood as a result of incessant rainfall in the state; the soldier was said to have died while trying to rescue a woman from the flood.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n
Dakingari said although the body of the woman was recovered, that of the soldier had been washed away, but an effort was on to recover the corpse.<\/p>\n
He added that the remains of five victims were recovered at Kanya and three in Mahuta.<\/p>\n
Gov. Bagudu had earlier visited the communities to commiserate with the victims.<\/p>\n
At Kanya, the village Head, Alhaji Isah Dan Hassan, told the governor that many houses, livestock, and farmlands were destroyed by the flood.<\/p>\n
He urged the government to construct an emergency bridge and provide canoes for the immediate evacuation of residents to safer areas.<\/p>\n
During the visit, Bagudu also made a stopover at Waje bridge, where a young man was reported to have jumped to his death.<\/p>\n
At Fakai, Chairman of the local government, Musa Jarma, said 48 houses and a bridge linking the town to other parts of the state were destroyed.<\/p>\n
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