Thousands of people have been rendered homeless following heavy rainfall that destroyed many houses and farmlands in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, on Friday.
Charmingpro reports that the flood, which started on Friday at about 8:14 a.m., destroyed many houses behind the State Police Commissioner’s residence, making it impossible for residents to save their valuable properties.
A resident of the area, Ibrahim Muhammad Musa, said that the situation was very terrible, as the heavy rain took everyone by surprise, and people’s properties were destroyed by the uncontrollable flood.
According to him, they were aware that the area is a waterway but built their houses there, believing that the state government would take action to prevent flooding in the area.
“But none of the administrations even cared about our plight, even though we always vote for them. They promise heaven and earth during campaigns, but when they get what they want, they abandon us,” he lamented.
At Angwar Danturai, near Government House, the situation was pitiful as children were seen swimming in the flood, and properties worth millions of Naira were destroyed by the ravaging flood