The Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, on Monday, in Yola, confirmed that the death toll in the Sunday flooding has risen to 23, with many others still missing.
Fintiri, who arrived at Yola International Airport at 1:45 pm. on Monday, went straight to the affected communities in Yola-South Local Government and offered condolences to victims.
At the temporary displacement camp at Yelewa Primary School, the governor met with displaced families, expressed his grief, and reassured them of the government’s commitment to providing relief materials to reduce their hardship.
He announced that the state government would immediately set up a technical committee in collaboration with the Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency and the National Emergency Management Agency to assess the full scale of the damage caused by the flood.
