Residents have been warned to evacuate their homes near Sanda Kyarimi Park after dangerous reptiles were flooded out of the zoo in the devastating overnight flood disaster in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
The state government on Monday issued a high alert and closed down schools as the flood submerged several homes before the Alau Dam eventually collapsed on Tuesday morning.
Residents said several homes have been submerged, including the palace of the Shehu of Borno and government facilities.
According to some residents, reptiles, including snakes and crocodiles, were seen in the flooded water after part of the zoo’s fence collapsed.
A crocodile from the zoo was killed on Tuesday morning to prevent danger. Several ostriches escaped from the flooded zoo and were seen in the town.
There were fears that other animals in the zoo, like lions, may be killed…