About 15 corpses have been retrieved from the flooded River Ngadabul in Maiduguri, Borno State.
This was confirmed by the North East Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency, Muhammad Usman, on Wednesday in Maiduguri.
Usman said the cases of drowned people in the flooded river that affected many communities along its banks in Maiduguri had been on the increase.
He urged parents and guardians to caution their wards and children against swimming in the river to avoid drowning.
Usman said, ”NEMA as a disaster agency has been engaged in serious sensitisation of the public on dangers of flooding and precautionary measures.
“We have been having meetings with various stakeholders on sensitisation and providing relief materials to affected communities,” Usman said.
