The Jigawa government has deployed 20 speedboats to enhance evacuation and emergency response services in flood-prone areas.
The FRSC unit commander said the corps has embarked on a nationwide sensitisation exercise to address the spate of tanker and trailer accidents.
The flood ravaged 138,442.36 hectares of farmlands and displaced 1,554 farming communities across 22 local government areas.
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has urged residents in Jigawa to be vigilant and heed safety measures to mitigate flooding.
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.
The sanitation law demands that residents clean their homes and neighbourhoods every last Saturday of the month.
”NIRSAL is bringing its expertise to bear on Nigeria’s pursuit of a bumper wheat harvest,” said the official.
The personnel could not identify the registration numbers of the two vehicles as they were burnt beyond recognition.
Mr Musa said Babura and Kafin Hausa LGAs would have 150 units each to address accommodation problem in the areas
