The Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (KADSEMA) has identified 708 illegal structures erected in flood-prone areas of the state.
Executive Secretary of the agency, Usman Mazadu, made this known during a two-day assessment tour of flood-prone areas within Kaduna.
He said the assessment is necessary in assisting the agency to effectively mitigate the Nigeria Meteorological Agency predicted flood outlook of the state.
Mazadu said, “Based on reports from relevant stakeholders, about 708 identified structures were erected in the flood prone area across the state.”
Mazadu said the agency had constituted an ad hoc team to assess the status of the flood prone areas for effective planning and implementation.
He assured that the agency with its relevant stakeholders would do everything possible to minimise the effects of flood in the state to the barest minimum.
Mazadu called on the residents of the state to shun indiscriminate dumping of refuse on drainage systems to prevent flooding.
