To ensure a quick and effective emergency response, Mr Idriss said the agency had placed its search and rescue team on high alert.
Thousands of Muslims and Christians in Maiduguri on Friday trooped out to pray for peace and steady rainfall in Borno.
According to the agency, the northern parts of the country are still at risk of floods. Emergency agencies are expected to be on alert.
The NEMA boss appealed to traders and workers moving on the road to be careful, especially during rainfall, as flood water could be gathering.
Over 500 millimetres of rain fell in Seoul until Wednesday morning.
Nsukka town witnessed its first rain of the year on Tuesday, January 18, between 5.35 a.m. and 6.32 a.m.
