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Flood: NEMA urges Benue to strengthen preparedness
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has urged the Benue state government to strengthen preparedness and coordinate responses to flooding.
The Director-General of NEA, Zubaida Umar, gave the advice weekend during a full-scale flood response simulation exercise involving emergency management stakeholders in Makurdi.
Umar, represented by NEMA’s director of search and rescue, Usman Bature, said Benue remained vulnerable to flooding because of its topography, extensive river systems and floodplains, seasonal rainfall and settlements along the River Benue and its tributaries.
She said the 2026 flood outlook underscored the need for sustained preparedness, effective early warning systems, coordinated response and timely evacuation of residents in vulnerable communities.
“This exercise is not merely a demonstration of equipment or procedures. It is an opportunity to test, under realistic conditions, how quickly and effectively we can move from early warning to community action, local coordination, state-level response and, where necessary, federal support,” Mrs Umar said.
She said the response system was designed to allow assistance to begin at community level before progressively bringing in additional capacity from local, state and federal authorities as emergencies escalated.
The simulation came about a month after the Federal Ministry of Environment warned that several communities in Benue could experience flooding between 15 and 28 August.
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