A heavy flood has swept through Mokwa town, headquarters of Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State killing scores along.
The Director of Information and Special Duties at the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Dr. Ibrahim Audu Hussaini, confirmed the flood, saying was still determining the extent of the disaster and would make his findings known in due course.
Details of the incident are sketchy but residents said about 50 or more people may have died in the flood which also has cut off the road linking the northern and southern parts of Nigeria through Mokwa.
Mostly affected, it was learnt, were women and children with some still missing.
A heavy rainfall which lasted for several hours on Wednesday night, caused the submerging of homes and sweeping away residents who were sleeping.
A resident, Mohammed Usman, said several bodies had already been recovered from the water, but many others remain unaccounted for, especially in areas where houses were completely submerged.
