Garba Shehu, President Buhari’s aide, has joined the growing list of victims of the flood witnessed in some parts of Nigeria recently.
Taking to Twitter to share photographs of the decimation the surge released on his homestead, Garba Shehu composed;
Dear companions. Surges keep on causing immense wretchedness and demolition in numerous states. Perceive how my rice cultivates in Hadejia, Jigawa State endured a shot!
This is coming after it was accounted for that Nigeria announced a national debacle after extreme flooding left around 100 individuals dead crosswise over 10 expresses, the nation's fundamental help office said on Tuesday.
Overwhelming regular downpours have made the Niger and Benue streams burst their banks,
immersing networks, ranches and catching countless individuals in their homes. Sani Datti, from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), told AFP:
"We have announced a national fiasco in four states — Kogi, Delta, Anambra, and Niger.
"Eight different states are on the watch list. Every one of these states has been the most noticeably bad hit by the flooding. Around 100 individuals have lost their lives in 10 states."
Kogi and Niger are in focal Nigeria while Delta and Anambra are in the south.
The Kogi state capital, Lokoja, lies at the conversion of the two waterways and has been for all intents and purposes submerged on account of the rising waters.
NEMA said water levels on Monday were proceeding to ascend in Lokoja and had achieved 11.06 meters (36 feet) — drawing nearer those of comparative destroying flooding in 2012.
At that point, several individuals kicked the bucket and around two million others were left destitute in 30 of Nigeria's 36 states.
More rains are conjecture on Tuesday, as per the Nigerian Meteorological Agency.
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari said on Monday he had affirmed the arrival of three billion nairas ($8.3 million, 7.1 million euros) to purchase therapeutic and alleviation materials.
Flooding along the streams is a successive event amid the yearly rains, which tumble from May to September.
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