FG predicts five-day heavy rainfall and flooding in 14 states as Lagos warns of impending Lagoon collapse

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FG predicts five-day heavy rainfall and flooding in 14 states as Lagos warns of impending Lagoon collapse

The Federal Government has issued a flood alert for 14 states.

The warning was issued, Thursday, September 4, by the Federal Ministry of the Environment, National Flood Early Warning Centre, and signed by the Director of the Erosion, Flood and Coastal Zone Management Department, Usman Abdullahi Bokani.

According to the flood alert, 43 locations in 14 states across the country may experience heavy rainfall that could lead to flooding between September 4 and September 8, 2025.

The affected states and locations include Ebonyi State (Afikpo), Cross River State (Edor, Ikom, Itigidi, Akpap), Kano State (Gwarzo, Karaye), Zamfara State (Anka, Gummi, Kaura Namoda, Maradun, Shinkafi, Bukkuyum), Taraba State (Dampar, Duchi, Garkowa, Gassol, Gembu, Gun Gun Bodel, Kambari, Mayo Ranewo, Mutum Biyu, Bandawa, Ngaruwa), Abia State (Eziama, Umuahia), Yobe State (Geidam, Kanama, Potiskum) and Plateau State (Langtang, Shendam, Wase).

Others include Borno State (Ngala), Imo State (Okigwe, Otoko), Niger State (Sarki Pawa), Sokoto State (Sokoto, Wamakko, Isa, Shagari, Makira); Kaduna State (Kafanchan), and Akwa Ibom State (Oron).

Lagos State Government has also warned of an imminent environmental and social crisis in the Lagos Lagoon, describing the situation as a looming collapse unless urgent steps are taken.
The state’s Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development, Dayo Alebiosu, issued the warning, yesterday, at a media briefing in Alausa, Ikeja, ahead of the state’s maiden waterfront summit scheduled for September 11 on Victoria Island.

The summit, themed “Pressure on the Lagoon: The Lagos Experience”, is expected to bring together over 500 global experts to address the growing threats to the Lagoon and propose sustainable solutions.

Alebiosu said coastal erosion had already destroyed some communities, including Idotun Village in Ibeju-Lekki, displacing residents and wiping out livelihoods.