food scarcity looms in Nigeria

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Some experts, following the trend of flooding in Nigeria, have raised concerns about a possible food crisis in the weeks ahead, as a result of excessive rains and floods that have affected a good number of states within the federation.

This ugly trend has, however, been linked to climate change and anthropogenic human factors, including the Lagdo dam in the neighbouring Republic of Cameroon which was said to have partially released its waters,

No fewer than 300 lives have been lost and 500 persons reported to have sustained injuries as a result of the flooding n 2022 alone. This year’s flood has been reported to be the worst in a decade too.

Beyond the death toll, the flooding is believed to have affected about half a million people, displaced 100, 000 others and destroyed thousands of hectares of farmlands across 27 states of Nigeria including the (FCT).

The latest statistics were gleaned from the Nextier SPD report, co-authored by Dr Chukwuma Okoli, an Associate Consultant at Nextier SPD and a Lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State and Dr Ndu Nwokolo a Managing Partner and Chief Executive at Nextier SPD and an Honorary Research Fellow, School of Government and Society, University of Birmingham, UK.

The experts noted that states in Northern Nigeria were more prone to flooding and have been the worst hit by floods.