The Jigawa government has deployed 20 speedboats to enhance evacuation and emergency response services in flood-prone areas.
Mr Lawan said, “The coordinated operations carried out following credible intelligence, led to the recovery of a total of 8,271 pieces of assorted illicit drugs.’’
Mr Shiisu said the arrests followed credible intelligence reports and subsequent raids on identified criminal hideouts.
The Hadejia Emirate Zakat Committee has collected and distributed alms worth more than N1.072 billion.
The flood ravaged 138,442.36 hectares of farmlands and displaced 1,554 farming communities across 22 local government areas.
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says at least 19 LGAs of Jigawa are in high- and moderate-risk areas.
The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria has shut down 355 pharmacies and patent medicines shops in Jigawa for various offences.
Mr Abdullahi said the flood destroyed many houses, infrastructure, farmlands, livestock, properties and displaced hundreds of households.
