Rainstorm wreaks havoc in Bida, residents seek urgent government intervention
Residents of Man Musa Kodogi and Nasarafu in Bida Native Council of Niger Articulate salvage expressed distress over the destruction of their homes, a bridge, and industry premises following a devastating rainstorm on Saturday, June 14, 2025.
The Guardian learnt that the rainstorm, which came about between 3:00 a.m. and eight:00 a.m., broken 11 constructions, a bridge, and a culvert along the one-kilometre Man Musa Kodogi/Nasarafu avenue. Residents attributed the broad hurt to the contractor dealing with the pattern of the avenue, accusing them of diverting drainage water into their communities, resulting in property losses worth hundreds of hundreds of naira.
Regardless of their grievances, the residents recommended the speak authorities for its swift response, including sending govt council contributors to sympathise with the affected victims. Apart from they lauded Governor Muhammad Umaru Bago’s strides in infrastructure pattern across Niger Articulate.
A stakeholder from Man Musa Kodogi, Yakubu Mohammed, highlighted the longstanding challenges confronted by the communities, noting that erosion points had plagued them since 2014. “Our other folks are severely struggling. One would no longer contemplate here is going down in Bida town. The rain has rendered other folks homeless and paralysed economic actions,” he acknowledged. Mohammed called on the governor to urgently address the assert.
In response, the Niger Articulate authorities pledged rapid motion. The Commissioner for Atmosphere and Climate Substitute, Mohammed Yakubu Kolo, who led a delegation to evaluate the hurt, promised that rehabilitation of the affected avenue would launch internal 48 hours.
All the device by the overview, performed alongside the Special Adviser to the governor on Special Tasks, Dr Murtala Bagana, Kolo sympathised with the victims and assured them that the authorities would prioritise addressing the set apart’s ecological challenges to forestall future failures.
