Reports from Mokwa community in Niger State on Monday indicated that over 153 people have been confirmed dead, with hundreds of houses destroyed as floodwaters submerged large part of the community during the heavy downpour that occurred last Wednesday and Thursday, with residents stating with video footage that the floodwaters washed away thousands of families who were still at sleep as at 5am on Wednesday when the water started submerging parts of Tiffin Maza and Anguwan Hausawa communities in Mokwa, and some of those who woke up immediately to escape the floodwaters as seen in one of the video footages, ran to rooftop of a house but they were all completely washed away as the floodwaters destroyed the building.

Director General of National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Zubaida Umar had confirmed in a statement she issued on Saturday that over 151 bodies have been recovered from the scene of the floodwater disaster, adding, search and rescue efforts were still ongoing to account for missing persons.

Aspired Alliance Team who joined the rescued team in Mokwa in a statement on Monday said that as at Monday afternoon, the death toll has risen to 153.

According to the Aspired Alliance Team; “As of today, Monday, June 2, 2025, 153 dead bodies have been recovered as a result of the Mokwa Flood Disaster, with search and recovery operations still on-going, Aspire Alliance Team are very much onsite to access the situations at the separate IDP camps inaugurated”.

It was gathered that the Relief materials from Hajiya Fatima Mohammed Bago, wife of Niger State’s Governor, have arrived at the IDPs Camp in Kpege Primary School, Mokwa. Distribution to affected families will begin immediately, as instructed by the Council Chairman, according to local media.

Zubaida Umar, Director General, National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA on Saturday stated as presented verbatim below:

Mokwa Flooding: Situation Report Updates As At 10pm, Saturday, May 31, 2025.

The National Emergency Management Agency, together with other sister emergency response bodies, is intensifying efforts to rescue and save missing persons and provide relief to disaster victims and their families.

Our rapid response and recovery team conducted a symbolic distribution of the relief materials to affected persons and then handed over to the Local Government Area, SEMA, and community leader (Sarkin Hausawa) to continue the distribution.

So far, 151 bodies have been recovered, 503 households and 264 houses have been affected, and 3,018 individuals displaced.

We are also closely monitoring the full recovery of all the initially admitted victims at various health centres that are now treated and discharged.

The two township roads and bridges that were damaged by the flooding have impacted vehicular movement and economic activities negatively.

Working together with the state government, we are rerouting traffic to alternative roads within the town.

We are providing potable water for domestic use of residents within the affected communities, including other hygiene measures, to prevent the outbreak of water-borne diseases associated with flooding disasters.

In line with the directive of President Bola Tinubu, all hands are on deck to ensure that every necessary support is provided to the town during this trying time while the situation is generally getting back to normal”.

On Friday, she said: “Today, I led a team from our headquarters to join other emergency responders at the ongoing search and rescue operations in Kpege area of Mokwa following the devastating flood that recently hit the community to oversee on-the-site assessment of the unfortunate disaster.

The epicentres of the disaster have been identified as Unguwan Hausawa and Tiffin Maza neighbourhoods in Mokwa Township.

While most of the rescued victims are currently receiving medical treatment at various healthcare centres in the town, others with mild pain received immediate first aid at the sites of rescue. Tragically, no fewer than 100 lives were claimed and bodies recovered.

NEMA also today delivered relief materials to the family of the disaster survivors through Comrade Yakubu Garba, the Deputy Governor of the State. These items include essential food and non-food supplies. Our water treatment equipment, earlier deployed, are also providing drinking water to affected communities”.

An X social media user, Abu Mokwa on Saturday tweeted with photographs of families allegedly killed by the floodwaters and stated that; “This family too. Most families were completely washed away cos the flood submerged around 5am when some of them were still sleeping. Those who were awake and escaped to the rooftops were later washed away too because the buildings couldn’t longer withstand the flood”.