Nigeria: Lagdo Dam – Taraba Residents Flee As Water Submerges Farmlands

Residents of towns and villages along river Benue in Taraba State have started relocating and harvesting their crops as water begins to submerge farms following the release of water from Lagdo Dam in Cameroon Republic.

Findings revealed that the volume of water has started increasing in River Benue as farms located close to the river are being submerged.

Jalo Ibbi, a boat operator in Ibbi town which is located by the River Benue, told Daily Trust in a telephone interview that volume of water in…