Borno State government has commenced fumigation as floodwaters recede in Maiduguri, the state capital.
Senior Special Adviser on New Media to Governor Babagana Zulum, Abdurrahman Bundi, made this known while briefing newsmen at the Flood Disaster Situation Room in Maiduguri.
The governor’s aide said the exercise was going on in earnest as displaced persons return home.
Bundi said the measure was to contain the possibility of any outbreak related diseases to the devastating floods that affected sewage systems and other dangerous items.
Meanwhile, farmlands and roads in the outskirts of Maiduguri remain flooded leading to the cutting off of the Maiduguri-Mafa-Dikwa-Gamboru Road.
Borno State is an international trade gateway with federal roads linking Nigeria with neighboring countries of Cameroon and Chad.
The September 10 flood caused by the collapse of the Alau Dam spillway, resulted in many deaths and the destruction of property is yet to be quantified.
