The United Nations has announced a donation of $6 million to support flood victims in Maiduguri, Borno State.
In a statement on Tuesday, UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohammed Fall, revealed that a joint mission, including UN agencies, NGOs, and the Nigeria Red Cross Society, visited Maiduguri over the weekend.
During the visit, the team met with affected individuals, many of whom had already been displaced multiple times due to conflict and insecurity in the region.
The flooding resulted from an overflow at the Alau Dam, located just over 10 miles south of Maiduguri.
“We and our partners are providing them with hot meals, we are facilitating air drops of food in hard-to-reach areas cut off by flood waters, and we are also trucking in water.
“We are also providing water and sanitation hygiene services and water purification tablets to stem disease outbreaks.
“This is in addition to supplying hygiene and dignity kits to women and girls, as well as emergency health and shelter services.”
Dujarric stated that staff from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs are collaborating with donors to secure additional funding.
Flooding in Nigeria has damaged over 125,000 hectares of farmland.