.191 deaths, 49,205 persons displaced so far– NEMA
.’10,663 houses, 9,454 farmlands destroyed’
On Sunday, the federal government warned that 32 locations across 11 states may experience heavy rainfall that is likely to lead to flooding between September 14 and 18, 2025.
The flood prediction, issued by the Federal Ministry of Environment’s National Flood Early Warning Centre, was signed by the Director, Erosion, Flood and Coastal Zone Management Department, Usman Abdullahi Bokani.
According to the notice, the affected states and locations are Adamawa State (Ganye, Natubi); Benue State (Abinsi, Agyo, Gogo, Ito, Makurdi, Udoma, Ukpiam); Nasarawa State (Agima, Rukubi, Odogbo); Taraba State (Beli, Serti, Donga); Delta State (Umugboma, Umukwata, Abraka, Aboh, Okpo-Krika); and Niger State (Rijau).
Others are Kebbi State (Ribah); Kano State (Gwarzo, Karaye); Katsina State (Jibia); Sokoto State (Makira); and Zamfara State (Kaura Namoda, Shinkafi, Maradun, Gusau, Anka, Bungudu); Sokoto State (Sokoto, Gagawa, Gada, Goronyo, Isa, Wamakko, Silame, Makira); Borno State (Bama); and Kwara State (Jebba).
Figures from NEMA’s latest flood dashboard, obtained on Sunday, showed that the disaster had displaced 49,205 residents, damaged 10,663 houses, and affected 9,454 farmlands in several communities.
The floods, which have struck 52 local government areas, have hit Imo, Rivers, Adamawa, Abia, and Delta states the hardest, with Imo recording 28,030 affected residents. Rivers recorded 22,345; Adamawa, 12,613; Abia, 11,907; and Delta, 8,810.
Other affected states are Borno (8,164), Kaduna (7,334), Bayelsa (5,868), Lagos (5,793), Akwa Ibom (5,409), Niger (3,786), Ondo (3,735), Edo (3,234), Kogi (2,825), Sokoto (1,916), Kwara (2,663), Kano (1,446), Jigawa (1,428), Gombe (972), Anambra (925), and the Federal Capital Territory (1,025).
The data also showed that Imo State had the highest number of displaced persons at 15,107, followed by Rivers with 9,645, Adamawa with 5,808, and Abia with 4,896.
Akwa Ibom recorded 2,645 displaced persons, Borno had 2,436, Edo reported 2,079, and Niger recorded 1,612.
Other states include Lagos with 1,149 displaced residents, Delta with 777, Kaduna with 662, Sokoto with 626, Anambra with 816, Ondo with 363, Gombe with 365, and Jigawa with 219. No displacement was recorded in Bayelsa, the Federal Capital Territory, Kano, Kogi, and Kwara states.
NEMA’s data also revealed the demographic toll of the disaster, stating that 28,505 men, 43,531 women, 62,393 children, 5,799 elderly persons, and 1,887 persons with disabilities are among those impacted.
The report further showed that 10,663 houses were damaged by the floods, with Adamawa State recording 1,121; Niger, 291; Lagos, 1,164; Borno, 716; Abia, 110; Akwa Ibom, 2,727; Delta, 136; Edo, 59; Gombe, 162; Imo, 728; Jigawa, 247; Kaduna, 1,008; Kano, 241; Kogi, 892; Ondo, 407; Rivers, 121; Sokoto, 175; Anambra, 17; Bayelsa, 224; and the Federal Capital Territory, 117.
NEMA identified resource shortage (68.52 per cent), inaccessibility (17.59 per cent), security risk (6.48 per cent), poor coordination (6.48 per cent), and community resistance (0.93 per cent) as the major challenges in the aftermath of the floods.
The agency listed food, shelter, nutrition, livelihood support, health services, water, sanitation and hygiene, education, protection, and security as the priority needs of the affected population.
The agency has so far confirmed 191 deaths, 94 missing persons, and 239 injuries this year.
In comparison, the 2024 floods affected 5,264,097 people across 35 states and 401 LGs, displaced 1,243,638 people, killed 1,237, and injured 16,469.
The floods also destroyed 116,172 houses and damaged 1,439,296 hectares of farmland, highlighting the scale of Nigeria’s recurring flood crisis.
