Nigeria: Govt Warns Nigerians to Relocate As Cameroon Releases Lagdo Dam’s Waters

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, NIHSA, said yesterday that water from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon, has been released into Rivers Niger and Benue.

Consequently, the agency warned Nigerians resident in floodplains to relocate immediately to safe spaces in anticipation of attendant floods that annually come with the release of water from the dam.

The release of water from Lagdo Dam comes days after water from overflowing Alau Dam killed over 30 persons and swept away thousands of homes in…