The Jigawa government has deployed 20 speedboats to enhance evacuation and emergency response services in flood-prone areas.
Mr Tijjani stated that the victim was confirmed dead at about 3:30 p.m. by a medical doctor at the Kafin Hausa General Hospital.
Mr Namadi said the government had already constructed several embankments in all the flood-prone areas.
President Bola Tinubu sent his condolences to Governor Umar Namadi over the death of his mother, Maryam Namadi, on Thursday.
The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria has shut down 355 pharmacies and patent medicines shops in Jigawa for various offences.
The political activist also blamed social and economic challenges bedeviling the region to the failure of moral standards amongst the political class.
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities has accused the Kaduna State University (KASU) of threatening and victimising ASUU officials in the institution.
