By Miriam Humbe
Director General of the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), Umar Ibrahim Mohammed has assured that the water level in the River Niger Basin has slowly receded since the beginning of October.
The Director General disclosed this in a statement on Monday.
He called on Nigerians to continue to adhere to flood preparedness protocols, reaffirming the Agency’s commitment to the overall flood management in Nigeria.
Mohammed said that Jebba Dam is currently spilling excess water as regulated by Kainji Dam operators who had kept 53cm buffer until now to allow for any change in inflow.
He said: “NIHSA through the Director, Operational Hydrology, Pastor Femi Bejide, is working in close contact with the operators of Kainji and Jebba Dams on the management of the reservoirs.
“The rain is gradually shifting to the South, however there are still some amount of water coming into Nigeria as monitored from our station at Jidere bode and Kende”.
Highlighting the Agency’s synergy with the authorities of the Dams both nationally and internationally, he said that NIHSA was committed to managing greatly, River flooding incidences to foster socio-economic growth in Nigeria.
