The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has issued an urgent warning that the water level at Bakin Kogi, Jimeta, in Adamawa State, has risen above the critical threshold of 6.0 meters, significantly increasing the risk of overbank flooding in surrounding communities.
In a statement posted on X on Wednesday, the agency disclosed that the current discharge rate from upstream sources now exceeds 3,222 cubic metres per second, a flow volume it described as dangerously high.
“Low-lying areas of Jimeta and surrounding flood-prone communities are under immediate threat,” the agency warned, urging residents in high-risk zones to remain on high alert and follow all official safety instructions.
NEMA’s Yola Operations Office has activated its disaster coordination protocols, working closely with the Disaster Response Units of the military, state emergency agencies, and other partners to prepare for possible evacuations and relief efforts.
The agency confirmed that some displaced residents have already taken shelter at Limawa and Gwadabawa Secondary Schools. “We are closely monitoring the situation and coordinating with relevant stakeholders to mitigate the impact and safeguard lives,” NEMA added.
This latest alert comes just days after devastating floods swept through parts of Adamawa State, leaving dozens — many of them children — missing, and hundreds displaced. Hard-hit communities included Shagari Low Cost and Yolde Pate in Yola, where floodwaters destroyed homes and livelihoods.
Fresh NEMA data paints a grim national picture: as of August 2025, floods have affected 140,228 people across 21 states, displacing 49,205 residents, damaging 10,663 houses, and inundating 9,454 farmlands.
The worst-hit states include Imo (28,030 affected residents), Rivers (22,345), Adamawa (12,613), Abia (11,907), and Delta (8,810). Other states significantly impacted are Borno (8,164), Kaduna (7,334), Bayelsa (5,868), Lagos (5,793), Akwa Ibom (5,409), Niger (3,786), Ondo (3,735), Edo (3,234), Kogi (2,825), Sokoto (1,916), Kwara (2,663), Kano (1,446), Jigawa (1,428), Gombe (972), Anambra (925), and the Federal Capital Territory (1,025).
NEMA’s dashboard report shows that a total of 52 local government areas have been impacted since the start of the year. The agency warns that with heavy rains forecast in the coming weeks and upstream dam releases possible, the number of affected communities could rise sharply without urgent preventive action.
