STILL reeling from the recent Fulani attack in some parts of Plateau State, leading to the death of over 150 people, a torrential rain, which lasted for about three hours on Sunday, killed 25 people and destroyed valuable property worth millions of naira.

Nigerian Tribune findings revealed that the rain started at about 9.00 p.m. on Sunday when many of the inhabitants of the affected communities of Angwan Rogo, Gengere and Rikkoss in the state capital had gone to bed.

At Gengere, an eyewitness told the Nigerian Tribune that a major stream in the area overflowed its bank during the downpour, washing away buildings and other valuables. In the area alone, no fewer than 30 residential houses were washed away, thereby rendering a lot of people homeless.

A resident of the area, Alhaji Abdulhamid Useini, who lost seven children in the disaster, said he had recovered six corpses, while the seventh one was yet to be recovered.

Useini said part of his residential building collapsed on some members of his family while the rain washed them away along with their belongings while others scampered for safety.

It was further gathered that in  Gengere, no fewer than 14 people lost their lives.

In Rokkos, the rain also destroyed valuables and rendered many people homeless. Four people equally died as a result of the flood. Those who died were aged between nine and  12.

Reacting to the incident, a leader of the community, Alhaji Abubakar Mahmood, said those who lost their lives were mostly children and women, adding that many of the residents had not been seen since the incident occurred.

The rain also affected the people of Angwan Rogo, a suburb community close to the University of Jos. Four people were also reportedly killed.

When the  Nigerian Tribune got to the area, people were still searching for their relations who they had not seen since Sunday.

As of the time of filing this report, no fewer than 14 corpses had been deposited at the Jos Central Mosque in preparation for burial while many of the residents of the three communities were still missing.

Responding, the director, Relief and Rehabilitation,  National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr Edward Maigida, said NEMA had commenced assessment of the situation with the aim of coming to the aid of the victims. He also disclosed the agency had equally visited the camp for the displaced people at Gengere.

He implored the people of the affected areas and Plateau State as a whole to avoid any acts that could lead to flooding of their communities, adding that basic preventive measures needed to be taken to avoid recurrence.

The NEMA boss also said the agency had launched a search and rescue operations in Gengare and Rikkos.

Already, two camps have been opened to provide temporary shelter for the affected persons in Gengare Primary School and Islamiyya Secondary where the agency has also moved relief assistance to in order provide the people with some succour.

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