Two IDPs have died, and more than 1,000 houses were destroyed when fire swept through Muna Alamdari IDP camp in Maiduguri.
Army spokesman Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement, said the exercises are ‘EXERCISE STILL WATERS 3’, ‘GOLDEN DAWN 3’ and ‘ENDURING PEACE 3’.
He said investigation was ongoing to ascertain the extent of destruction and the number of people killed.
Governor Simon Lalong has commiserated with victims of an overnight attack on Kubat village of the Mangu council area.
The exercise was aimed at reducing accidents during the Yuletide.
Flooding within the region has been blamed on the non-adherence to land use regulations.
About 85 passengers were in the boat ferrying from Onukwu Bridge to Nkwo Ogbakuba Market when it capsized on Friday morning.
The agency said the warning was as a result of the discharge of water from the Kainji and Jeba hydro dams located in the state.
Thirteen thousand flood victims are to receive N33,000 each monthly for five months in Yobe, the State Emergency Management Agency has said.
Ogbaru local council has 16 communities situated on the River Niger bank, which are prone to flooding.
