NEMA Takes Flood Alert Campaign to Kebbi as Rainy Season Threat Grows
Oluwafunbi Bello 
KEBBI, Nigeria – The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has intensified flood preparedness campaigns in Kebbi State amid growing fears of severe flooding during the 2026 rainy season.
Officials of NEMA’s Kebbi Operations Office on Sunday stormed Maurida community with emergency sensitisation campaigns aimed at reducing flood-related disasters in vulnerable riverine settlements.
The outreach forms part of the agency’s 2026 National Preparedness and Response Campaign (NPRC) on Flood Disaster and Related Hazards targeted at high-risk communities across Nigeria.
Representatives of the Kebbi State Emergency Management Agency and other stakeholders joined the campaign to educate residents on precautionary measures necessary to prevent loss of lives and property during the rainy season.
According to NEMA, the sensitisation exercise focused on raising awareness about the 2026 Seasonal Climate Prediction and Annual Flood Outlook recently released by relevant meteorological agencies.
Residents were urged to avoid practices capable of worsening flooding, including indiscriminate dumping of refuse into drainage channels and waterways.
“Community members were advised against indiscriminate dumping of refuse in waterways and encouraged to relocate from vulnerable riverine areas to safer grounds to prevent loss of lives and property,” the agency stated.
To strengthen grassroots awareness, NEMA also presented a Hausa-translated flood preparedness publication to the District Head of Maurida, Alhaji Aliyu Garba.
The agency said the translated materials were designed to improve community understanding of flood risks and emergency safety measures.
Speaking during the engagement, Garba commended NEMA for bringing disaster preparedness campaigns directly to vulnerable communities.
He assured officials that residents would cooperate with emergency agencies and adopt preventive measures aimed at reducing flood impacts this season.
Nigeria experiences annual flooding during heavy rainfall periods, with northern riverine communities among the most vulnerable to displacement, destruction of farmlands and loss of livelihoods.
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