The Garko community in Hadejia Local Government Area of Jigawa State who have been displaced by severe flood in this year’s rainy season have lamented negligence despite series of desperate plea to the state government for intervention following yet another round of severe flooding which destroyed several houses and critical infrastructure.
Situated near the Garko pond, the community, including hundreds of Almajiri students in a nearby Tsangaya School, has been severely affected by continuous rainfall leading to widespread displacement and damage.
The chairman, Union of Tsangaya, Ibrahim Abubakar, told DAYLIGHT REPORTERS that it is the second consecutive year they’re facing such a disaster without receiving any meaningful support from either the local, state, or federal government.
“This tragic situation is not new,” community members lamented in a public appeal to the Jigawa State government and other constituted authorities.
In 2024, we suffered the same flooding, yet no intervention either from Hadejia LGA, nor the state government, or even the federal government, or NGOs, and individuals.”
With water submerging homes, displacing families, destroying schools, and crippling livelihoods, the people of Garko say they were poorly neglected.
Addressing their heartfelt plea directly to Jigawa State governor, Umar Namadi, the community urged him to personally visit and witness the gravity of the situation.
“We believe if you come, you will understand the seriousness of what is happening. Perhaps your representatives are not giving you the true picture of our suffering,” the statement read.
The community also questioned the absence of their elected representatives. “Where is our senator? Where is our member of the House of Representatives? Where is our member of the State House of Assembly? And Where is our local government chairman?” the community asked.
The residents are calling on all tiers of government to urgently respond to their situation before it gets out of hand.
“Our leaders have been silent while we’re dying silently, loosing our homes and critical infrastructure.
“Families are stranded, children have no shelter, schools are submerged, and our livelihoods are being destroyed. We beg for urgent intervention now, said the Garko community representatives