Nigeria: Floods - Mokwa, Niger State Flash Update 2 (11 June 2025)

Highlights

• At least 161 people have reportedly died following flooding on 29 May in Mokwa, Niger State, in north-central Nigeria, according to the National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA) as of 8 June.
• At least 3,000 people were displaced, with almost 100 missing as of 2 June, according to NEMA.
• Critical infrastructure, including homes, schools, bridges, and electricity poles, was damaged. Farmland was also impacted, including cocoa, palm, and fruit trees.
• The contamination of water sources poses the risk of disease outbreaks.
• Gender-based violence (GBV) cases are on the rise, exacerbated by unsafe shelter conditions, lack of privacy, and inadequate protection systems, according to a UN Women assessment.
• As flood waters recede, there is a need for the restoration of water and sanitation hygiene (WASH), drainage facilities and other basic services, and investment in community-centred recovery, according to a joint assessment by the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS).