Agwan Hakimi, Orozo community under AMAC Local Government Area of Abuja, has been ravaged by severe flooding for the past three days due to heavy rains, resulting in two deaths and unprecedented devastation, an official has said.
The flood destroyed over 10 houses and left the community’s source of power in shambles.
The sole bridge serving Agwan Hakimi and neighbouring communities for vehicular and pedestrian movement is on the verge of collapse, further exacerbating the crisis.
”Despite efforts by residents and the landlord association to maintain the community’s transformers by purchasing essential materials like fuses, feeder pillars, conductor wire, concrete and wooden poles, and putting up solar lamps inside both transformers to keep them functional, which has cost close to 10 million naira, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has abandoned the community.
”We urgently call on the FCT Minister, Nyesome Wike, senator Ireti Kingibe, AMAC Chairman…