No fewer than 116 houses in Abuja were affected on Friday after an early morning rain flooded the Trademore Estate along the Airport Road.
The Director General of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Dr Abbas Idriss, confirmed that no life was lost.
Noting that the floods at Trademore Estate were caused by infractions on the water channel, Idriss appealed to residents whose houses are built on the water channel, to relocate.
The Head, Public Affairs at FEMA, Nkechi Isa, quoted Idriss as saying that the Trademore estate is on a water channel and, therefore, prone to flooding.
According to Idriss, the floods have however receded, appreciating all stakeholders and residents for their efforts and cooperation at Trademore Estate to ensure that no life was lost.
He dismissed as untrue social media reports alleging that a resident of the Estate was missing during the floods.
Nothing that the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) had predicted heavy floods in the FCT, this rainy season, the FEMA boss appealed to residents of the Estate whose houses sit on the water channel to relocate.
He urged residents to always use the 112 Emergency toll free number in the event of an emergency.