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Uni Agric, other Areas Submerged as Flood wreck Havoc in Benue State

By Isaac Kertyo, Makurdi

No fewer than one thousand persons have been reportedly rendered homeless as well as property worth millions of naira destroyed by flood due to heavy down pour in Makurdi the Benue State capital.

Checks by Day Break indicated that Federal University of Agriculture now Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University Annex along Otukpo road, Anchaver Agia street as well as Idye community have been flooded.

It was gathered that the premises of the aforementioned institution has been Submerged with all properties including vehicles. It was a similar situation on the Anchaver Agia street where rain water has covered all the street there by hampering both human and vehicular movement.

It was learned that the rain which lasted for several hours rendered thousands of people homeless and destroyed valuable items in the city.

A resident of the area, Mr Teryima Apuu lamented that they have been completely cut off from accessing other parts of the state capital as motorcycles can no longer pass through the Anchaver Agia street.

“We are appealing to Government to come and work on the Idye flood control channel to stop future occurrence.”

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