Corpses Exposed as Flood Overwhelms Graveyard in Senate President’s Home Town [Photos]

Corpses Exposed as Flood Overwhelms Graveyard in Senate President’s Home Town [Photos]

Flood caused by a heavy downpour has overwhelmed a graveyard in Gashu’a town, headquarters of Bade local government area of Yobe State.

Gashu’a is the hometown of Nigeria’s Senate President, Senator Ahmed Lawan.

The heavy downpour which lasted several hours, reportedly started in the late hours of Sunday and spanned through the early hours of Monday.

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According to sources, the flood which led to the washing away of many graves, exposing buried corpses in the process

According to Alhaji Abba who spoke to newsmen, the whole town was bewildered with the disturbing development.

“What we saw here at our graveyard is shocking and disturbing as flood has completely taken over the yard. Corpses were exposed, hence making it extremely difficult to bury new bodies.

“We are appealing to the government and well meaning individuals to respond immediately. This place belongs to everyone, because sooner or later it is going to be the final destination for everyone”, he said.

Confirming the development, the Executive Secretary Yobe State Emergency Management Agency, (SEMA), Dr. Mohammed Goje, said his agency already made necessary arrangements with a view to rehabilitating the graveyard.

“We are going to provide cement, blocks, sand and other logistics for the rehabilitation work to commence at the graveyard”, he said.

The graveyard located near a low-cost housing estate, is said be the biggest burial ground in Gashu’a.

Perennial flooding is one of the environmental challenges Gashu’a, a semi-urban community located at the northern part of Yobe State is faced with.