Flood: FG Issues Fresh Warning, Puts Akwa Ibom, Kano, Borno, Eight Others On Red Alert

Friday July 18, 2025
By TheNewsDESK |

The federal government, through the Ministry of Environment, has issued a red alert over imminent flooding in 11 states, including Kano, Akwa Ibom, Adamawa, and Borno. The warning forecasts possible flood events between July 16 and July 20.

The alert was contained in a flood prediction notice released on Wednesday, July 16, by the National Flood Early Warning Centre, a department under the Federal Ministry of Environment. It was signed by the department’s director, Usman Bokani.

According to the notice, the states and locations expected to be affected include: Adamawa (Mubi); Akwa Ibom (Edor, Upenekang, Oron, Eket); Borno (Ngala, Maiduguri); and Bauchi (Azare, Bauchi, Itas, Jama’are, Kafin-Madaki, Jama’a, Kari, Misau).

Others are Cross River (Calabar, Akpap); Jigawa (Miga, Gwaram, Diginsa, Ringim, Dutse); Katsina (Daura); Kano (Kunchi, Kano, Gezawa, Wudil, Bebeji, Sumaila, Tudun Wada); Plateau (Jos, Bukuru, Mangu); Yobe (Jakusko, Machina, Dapchi); and Zamfara (Bungudu, Gusau).

Bokani urged relevant stakeholders and state government representatives to take necessary precautions to reduce the impact of potential floods.