Naija Flood Wahala Wey Scatter Farms and Some Areas
Di image resemble overflowing riverbank with trees and farmland, wey dey symbolize di heavy flood wey don scatter farms and some areas for Naija.
Weeks of flooding don show Naija pepper, as 185 people waka, houses, and farms don wash away! Di flood no get mercy, na so so water everywhere, and e don mess up lives for many states, especially for di north wey dem dey hustle food. News in Nigerian Pidgin dey tell us say, na poor infrastructure, maintenance of dam wey dem no do well, plus human wahala cause all dis gobe. Di National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) talk say, 208,000 people don lose house for 28 states, na so dem dey run anyhow dey enter makeshift shelters.
E no be like say dis flooding matter na today e start; Naija dey see dis kind tin every year. 2022 sef, na di worst wey country don ever see, wey over 600 people waka, and over 1 million pipo no get house again. But dis time, na human hand dey cause wahala. Nigerian Meteorological Agency wey sabi weather talk say, dis year rain no even fall too much sef, but people dey build anyhow, dey throway refuse everywhere, dem no dey respect nature. Ibrahim Wasiu Adeniyi, oga patapata of central forecasting unit talk am say, “Wetin we dey do na him dey cause dis climate change. E don shift from wetin we dey normally see.”
Manzo Ezekiel, wey be spokesperson for Nigerian disaster response agency, talk say dis flooding fit even worse as e go dey shift from north go reach central and southern states. Na so him dey beg pipo wey dey flood-prone area make dem evacuate quick-quick before water carry dem too join. For Jigawa state, wey be worst hit, 37 people don die. Nura Abdullahi wey dey in charge of emergency services talk say, “Di flood impact dey very bad, na public buildings and schools wey we dey turn to shelter for displaced pipo.” Di flood don chop 107,000 hectares of farmland, especially for north, wey Naija dey get most of dem harvest from. Farmers no even fit do wetin dem wan do for farm sef, as economic hardship and attack dey make dem run for dem life.
See wetin dey pain pass be say, Naija dey lead for hungry people for di whole world, with 32 million pipo, wey be 10% of world population wey dey face acute hunger, according to U.N. food agency. Resident Abdullahi Gummi from Zamfara state talk say, him family farm don go pata-pata, and na dere dem dey get money from. “We spend 300,000 naira to plant, but nothing dey again, na only water full everywhere,” him talk. Di flood situation no just dey kill people, but e dey kill pipo hope too.
UNICEF bin warn say, over 2.5 million people need help as di flood hit 34 out of Naija 36 states, and na 60% of dem na pikin dem. Waterborne diseases, drowning, and hunger na im dey face children and adults. Cristian Munduate, UNICEF Representative for Naija, talk say, “Children wey dey flood area dey extremely vulnerable. Dem fit face waterborne diseases and emotional stress.” Dem dey join hand with Naija government to provide help for dem wey need am pass.
Dis flood matter don join Naija wahala on top humanitarian issue. Di urgent needs wey dem dey rush now na health, water, sanitation, and hygiene, as well as shelter and food. Dem need extra money and resources to handle di growing needs, especially for di most vulnerable people like children with disabilities. UNICEF don dey support government response for three affected states – Jigawa, Niger, and Kaduna, with cash assistance, distribution of cholera kits, mobile health teams, and temporary learning centres.
Naija dey among di countries wey dey extremely high risk of climate change impact according to UNICEF’s Children’s Climate Risk Index (CCRI), dem rank second out of 163 countries. Children for dis extremely high-risk countries dey face wahala wey fit lead to plenty sickness, hunger and lack of basic things like water, sanitation, healthcare, and education. Make we dey respect our environment to avoid further problems in di future.
