Flood: NSCDC deploys disaster officers to Kogi, Niger, others

The Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu, on Wednesday said that the security outfit has deployed officers in its Disaster Management Department to all areas affected by recent flood in the country, including Kogi, Niger, Delta and Anambra States.

The Corps Disaster Managers are to assist victims affected by the recent flood devastation in the affected states and also in all disaster prone areas in the country.

Media Assistant to the Commandant General, Mr. Ekunola Gbenga, made this disclosure via a statement sent to DAILY POST on Wednesday.

Ekunola in the statement said, “A team of trained and experienced disaster case managers are on the ground in the states in collaboration with National Emergency Management Agency and other agencies in helping those impacted by the devastating floods in affected states”.

He added that the Commandant General of NSCDC has “tasked senior disaster managers to travel across the affected states to focus on impacted communities”.

“The Commandant General also said that the Corps is setting up disaster risk reduction centres in all the states. It is extremely critical to train community leaders in disaster risk reduction so as to form disaster committees in the communities”.