Yobe State Government has ordered the immediate evacuation of two communities threatened by flood in the state.
The communities are Usur in Bade local government area and Gasma in Karasuwa local government area.
The order was issued by the state Deputy Governor, Alhaji Idi Gubana in Gashua when he visited areas affected by massive flooding in the area.
He directed the state Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) to move residents of Usur and Gasma to the newly constructed housing estate in Jaji Maji.
The deputy governor said the visit was to sympathize with victims of the disaster and assess the level of damage for necessary support.
Gubana also directed SEMA to provide relief materials to the victims to cushion their suffering.
Emir of Bade, Alhaji Abubakar Suleiman, thanked the deputy governor for the sympathy visit.
He urged the citizenry to pray for the return of normalcy in the affected areas.
The deputy governor was accompanied by the Speaker, Yobe House of Assembly, Alhaji Ahmad Mirwa and the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Baba Wali, among others.
