VIDEO: The harrowing tales of Kogi residents escaping flooding to biting hunger

November 10, 2022

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65-year-old displaced Mary Sunday, mother of nine looking hopeless at a makeshift shelter in a forest in Igalamela LGA of Kogi State. Credit Olugbenga Adanikin, The ICIR.

In Kogi State, each time flooding is discussed, the dredging of the River Niger repeatedly comes to mind. In Lokoja, the River Niger and River Benue meet at a confluence.

The ICIR report on the impact of thee recent flood has spread displacing thousands of Kogi residents, and destroyed properties worth billions and farmlands.

Watch below:

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