Former President Muhammadu Buhari has sent commiserations to the government and people of Borno and the other states, following severe floods caused by incessant downpour, describing it as “a national calamity.”
In a statement signed Tuesday in Abuja by his media aide, malam Garba Shehu, the former president said he had heard of the widespread devastation of homes, farmland, and the loss of lives in Borno and several other
states of the federation, “and expressed his hope that the relief measures by the various governments would provide comfort and help people who had lost their family members and livelihood to resume their normal lives.
“My thoughts and prayers are with all those affected by this natural disaster,” said the former president.