Following what the residents of Hadejia Local Council Area of Jigawa state described as neglect over the flooding in the area, the Special Assistant to the governor, Muhammed Badaru, on community development and social inclusion, Hamza Mohammed, was on Monday received with shouts of displeasure by the residents while he was on an assessment tour of the areas flooded.
The officials of the State Emergency Management Authority (SEMA) were not also left out as the residents continued to show their displeasure.
Recall that Hadejia Local council area, engulfed by heavy flood.
The residents lamented that despite the reoccurring flood, the state government has not made provision for remedial measures neither has it established inter-agency or inter-government collaborations to curtail the menace.
The angry residents also chased away journalists taking footage of the flooded areas, lamenting that this has been the normal practice without any corresponding positive effect on their communities.
While speaking, Mr Mohammed said the attack on him and other SEMA officials followed the devastating effects of the flood on the communities.
He said “the people are aggressive because they lost virtually all their livelihood as a result of the flooding however, the government are up and doing to mitigate the effects of the floods on the riverine communities.
“We are community workers, the incident is bound to happen. This, however, will not deter us from assisting the people. The government has set up committee to ascertain the numbers of houses and farmland destroyed by the flood,” Mr Muhammad said.
Also, the Executive Secretary, State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) ,Sani Ya’u, said one of their vehicles got damaged following the incident at Tsamiyar Kuka Community in Hadejia.