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- Says Lagdo Dam closed
From Charity Nwakaudu, Abuja
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, NIHSA, has called on Nigerians not to panic over the opening of the Cameroonian Lagdo Dam on the 14th of August.
The Director General of NIHSA, Clement Nze stated this at a news conference in Abuja
According to Nze, the exercise at Cameroonian Lagdo dam was normal reservoir operation and far negligible to cause any flooding downstream.
He said Cameroonian Lagdo dam have been closed since the 28th of August stressing that the situation is being monitored though rainfall is unpredictable.
Nze further explained that the flood being experienced in Abuja and other parts of the country was caused by local rainfall.
“The Cameroonian authorities commenced release of water from Lagdo Dam by 10.10am on 14th of August 2023. The release of water from the Dam commenced at the rate of 200 cubic metres per second (200m3/s) which is about 18 million cubicmetres of water per day (18Mm3/day).
By 25th August 2023,the water releases from the servoir reduced to 50 cubic metres per second (50㎡3/s) which is anormal reservoir operations and far negligible to cause any flooding downstream.
“At about 5.16pm 28th Aug.,2023,the Hydrologist in-charge of the Dam notified us that they stopped spillingwater by 11.00am same day.”
He added the current water level at the monitoring station in Makurdi,Benue State is 9.01m as against9.68m that was recorded on same date in 2022.
