Surging River Benue displaces Makurdi residents, submerges houses, farmlands
The rapidly rising water level of River Benue has submerged numerous houses and farmlands in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, displacing hundreds of families, particularly those living within one or two kilometers of the riverbank. Over the weekend, Vanguard observed that several areas, including the Agwan Jukun community in Wurukum, Kilometre 3 near the Judges Quarters, Wadata, Gyado Villa, and …