Nigeria Flood Victims 2022

  By: David Hundeyin In 1977, the Cameroonian government made a rational decision. Observing the absence of adequate water resources to support growing agricultural pressure in northern Cameroon, the government of Ahmadou Ahidjo decided to build a dam on the Benue River which would supply hydropower to the region and allow for the irrigation of 15,000 hectares of farmland. The dam was completed in 1982, which was the same year that a certain Paul Biya succeeded Ahidjo as Cameroon’s head of state. It was projected that the dam would have a downstream effect on Nigeria, so both countries reached an agreement after discussions. According to the agreement signed in 1977, a shock absorber dam called the Dasin Hausa Dam would be constructed in modern-day Adamawa State. In addition to preventing flooding, this massive dam was also meant to add 300 MW of hydropower to the national grid and irrigate roughly 150,000 hectares of farmland in Adamawa, Benue and Taraba. Depending on who is telli...

This site is about the 2022 floods presently destroying coastal regions in Nigeria. We want to tell the stories ourselves, the victims. With over 600 people dead so far, the flood ravaged Adamawa, Benue, Kogi, Anambra, Delta, Bayelsa and Rivers States in Nigeria as it follows the Rivers Benue and Niger. The cause of the flood is the opening of a dam in Cameroon. We want to bring stories about the flood victims and their lose to the public. Please follow this blog for more stories about the floods. Thanks for reading. Henry Ejeta.