Floods have wreaked havoc in several communities in Jigawa, Yobe, Bauchi and Kebbi states, submerging many houses and farmlands.
The incidents have also left many people displaced, even as major highways have been damaged, making mobility extremely difficult in some of the affected areas.
More so, seven fatalities were recorded, while other valuable property were destroyed in the affected states.
These incidents occurred weeks after the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) had forecast heavy rainfalls and potential flash floods in several states across the country.
The agency had warned that many states in the six geopolitical zones of the country could experience flash floods.
According to NiMET, the states most likely to be impacted by heavy rains include Niger, Plateau, Benue, Kaduna, Taraba, Delta, Imo, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Bayelsa, Ekiti and Osun.
The agency had also predicted moderate to heavy rainfall in parts of Zamfara, Kano, Borno, Gombe, Adamawa, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Ogun, Oyo, Ondo, Lagos, Edo, Enugu, Ebonyi and Anambra states.
In Jigawa State, following a heavy downpour that started on Friday, flood has rendered a major highway connecting Birnin Kudu to Malawa and Babaldu communities impassable, and this affected movement of people and goods to neighbouring Bauchi and Gombe states.
On Saturday, three girls reportedly drowned at Tulla village in Buji Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The victims: Fatima Sule, 12; Nasiya Sale, 12 and Huwaila Sa’adu were said to have been swept away by floodwaters while returning from a farm where they had gone to gather grass for their livestock.
Residents said houses and farmlands were also destroyed in the areas.
In Gantsa town, Buji LGA, about 50 people were displaced from their homes, according to Aliyu Safiyanu Jahun, the information officer of the local government council.
He said those affected had been relocated to the local government quarters and nearby primary schools.
Displaced Aminu Abdulkadir, Saidu Ali and Kabiru Muhammad Tukur said they were seeking shelter elsewhere as their houses were submerged.
