The Federal Government has attributed the recent flooding in Mokwa, Niger State, to heavy rainfall and blockage of the River Dingi, dismissing claims that the disaster was caused by failures at the Kainji or Jebba dams.
The clarification came from the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, who said both dams are structurally sound and fully operational, according to the News Agency of Nigeria.
Prof. Utsev said the flood was caused by climate change-driven extreme weather overwhelming Mokwa’s drainage, worsened by unregulated building blocking a usually dry tributary of the River Dingi.