THE National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has alerted on fresh plans by Cameroun to release water from its dams.

THE National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has alerted on fresh
plans by Cameroun to release water from its dams.
According to NEMA, Taraba, Borno, Cross River, Adamawa andBenue states
would once again be affected if the water was released.
The NEMA North-East zone Coordinator, Mohammed Kanar, disclosed this
at the weekend in Jalingo, Taraba State when the agency presented
relief materialsto flood victims in the state. He stressed the need
for the government of the above states to be proactive to avert
further disaster in the region.
He stated: "Cameroun would be releasing water from their dams in a few
days time. Rather than allowing the dams to get filled and break, it
is better to allow them to release the water as the level of
destruction would be reduced compared to when the dams break."
He added though the agency hadalerted vulnerable states and
communities about the plan to empty the Camerounian dams, hehowever
stressed the need to alert the likely affected areas.
Kanar who also assured on the readiness of the agency to continue to
assist victims of the flood, echoed the need for state governments to
partner with the agency to reduce the human andmaterial losses arising
from the flood.
Receiving the items, Governor Danbaba Suntai, who was represented by
the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Emmanuel Njiwa, said the
government would ensure even distribution of the materials.
According to him, the state government had been playing its role since
the outbreak of the flood, which had ravaged and displaced thousands
of people, stating "we have been reaching out to the victims in many
ways."
Items presented to the victims include beddings, building materials,
clothing and foodstuff.