The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has raised alarm over the rising water level at Bakin Kogi in Jimeta, Adamawa State, which has exceeded the warning threshold of 6.0 metres.
In a statement posted on its official X handle on Thursday, the agency warned that low-lying areas of Jimeta and other flood-prone communities were under immediate threat.
It said discharge rates from upstream sources had reached over 3,222 cubic metres per second, prompting the NEMA Yola Operations Office to place disaster response units on high alert.
According to the statement, coordination has been activated with Disaster Response Units (DRUs) and other relevant stakeholders to prepare for possible evacuation and relief operations.
The agency urged residents to comply with official instructions, noting that some displaced persons had already taken refuge at Limawa and Gwadabawa Secondary Schools.
