At least seven persons have died, and 53 others were injured after a windstorm wreaked havoc across 13 LGAs in Jigawa state.
Speaking on Wednesday at the headquarters of the Jigawa State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) in Dutse, Hannafi Fagam, the agency’s executive secretary, said the windstorm affected 5,403 households in 120 communities.
Fagam listed the affected LGAs as Dutse, Miga, Gwaram, Birnin Kudu, Ringim, Kiyawa, Babura, Kiri-Kasamma, Buji, Kaugama, Gumel, Gagarawa and Sule-Tankarkar.
According to him, four of the fatalities were recorded in Dutse LGA, while one death each occurred in Miga, Ringim and Sule-Tankarkar LGAs.
Fagam said the windstorm destroyed more than 47 primary and secondary schools, three hospitals, two police stations, residential buildings and other public infrastructure across the affected communities.
He said the Jigawa government had approved funds for emergency intervention and relief for victims, adding that assessments are ongoing
