Taraba Seeks FG’s Support to Resettle Flood Victims

Taraba State Government has expressed its readiness to relocate and resettle victims of last Saturday’s flood that wreaked havoc in some parts of the state. The state Governor, Darius Ishaku, told journalists after an onthe-spot assessment of the affected areas in Jalingo, that it has become imperative to relocate all the people living along the river banks in the state considering the perennial flooding in the areas.

He, however, appealed to the federal government to come the aid of the state in solving the problem, saying the problem is so huge and tasking, and may be beyond the capacity of the state government alone.

The flood destroyed no fewer than 200 houses in Jalingo, Lau, Karim Lamido and Ibi Local Government Areas of the state, rendering thousands of people homeless.

Fielding questions from journalists yesterday night after the assessment tour, Ishaku said: “It has become expedient to resettle all the people living along the river banks because the issue of flooding has become perennial.

Igbo Group Cautions FG against Use of Force on Agitators for Self-determination Calls for Kanu, other political prisoners’ unconditional release Fred Ojeh

The Igbo World Assembly (IWA), the umbrella body of Ndi Igbo in Diaspora, has cautioned the Federal Government of Nigeria against the use of force to stop ethnic groups from agitating for self-determination.

The group, during an emergency meeting by its country leaders yesterday, having reviewed the abduction of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, in a foreign land and his detention in Nigeria, called for his release and that of other political prisoners in the country unconditionally.

It advised the government to allow Nigerians to decide their fate while it focuses on addressing massive insecurity, unemployment, hunger, poverty and other challenges.