Borno sends students home as flood ravages state
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State
Borno State Government has sent all students home as it announced the closure of schools due to the threats posed by massive flood across the state.
Wakilbe said all primary and secondary schools had been directed to close for two weeks for the flood to recede.
He said the dirctive became necessary after consultation with the state committee on flood to prevent any loss of lives.
A large number of communities in almost all the local government areas have been seriously affected by the flooding, including Maiduguri and Jere.
The government has set up a special committee headed by Secretary to the State Government, Bukar Tijjani, to facilitate prompt and effective response to the emergency.
