The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says no fewer than 17,000 residents have been displaced by flooding across Kaduna and Katsina states.
Suleiman Muhammad, Head of Operations at the NEMA Kaduna Office, disclosed this on Tuesday during an assessment visit to affected communities after the agency’s recent relief interventions.
He said the floods, which began in late August, prompted the immediate deployment of search and rescue teams in collaboration with sister response agencies.
“Evacuations were carried out in Kigo Road, Bachama Road in Tudun Wada, Rafin Guza, Haliru Dantoro, Nasarawa and other submerged locations,” he said.
Muhammad noted that an IDP camp was opened on Sept. 13 in Tudun Wada to shelter displaced families from Bachama Road. He added that NEMA provided mattresses, blankets, mosquito nets and other relief materials to support the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA).
According to him, nine communities in Kaduna metropolis recorded 11,919 displaced persons, while 1,644 residents were affected in Tudun Jukum and Kamacha in Zaria.
In Katsina State, 3,499 people were displaced in Galadima I, Galadima II and Gachi communities in Kankia Local Government Area.
He confirmed three deaths in Kankia but said no casualties were recorded in Kaduna or Zaria. He added that detailed damage reports had been forwarded to NEMA headquarters for further action.
Some affected residents commended NEMA for its intervention, confirming that they received relief items and were satisfied with the agency’s swift response to the 2025 floods.
Ahmad Tijjani, Commander of the Nigerian Red Cross Society, Kaduna Branch, said emergency agencies worked jointly from the onset of the flooding.
“We rescued 43 households and moved them to the Tudun Wada camp. About 239 houses were affected in that community alone,” he said.
He added that minor medical cases, including malaria and diarrhoea, were promptly treated by deployed medical teams.
