Tinubu Deploys Crisis Team to Niger After Catastrophic Floods: 151 Dead, 3,000 Displaced in Mokwa Disaster
Federal Crisis Response: Tinubu’s Team Races to Niger’s Flood Epicenter President Bola Tinubu has dispatched a high-level delegation to Niger State following catastrophic floods that submerged Mokwa town, killing 151 people and displacing 3,018 residents. Led by Ministers Mohammed Idris (Information) and Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda (Humanitarian Affairs), the team conveyed presidential condolences and activated emergency protocols for Nigeria’s latest climate tragedy. Disaster By the Numbers: Mokwa’s Unfolding Nightmare Human Toll: 151 bodies recovered • 264 houses destroyed • 503 households affected Infrastructure Wrecked: Critical bridges in Mokwa/Raba swept away • Township roads erased Displacement: 3,018 residents sheltering in camps amid ongoing NEMA rescues "This horror echoes last year’s floods. We’re mobilizing every federal resource," — Idris to Niger Deputy Gov. Yakubu Garba Federal Action Plan: Relief to Reconstruction Immediate Relief: NEMA delivering food, medicine, tents to submerged communities Air/boat evacuations for stranded families Mid-Term Transition: National Refugee Commission taking charge of displaced persons’ care […]
