At least seven people have died, and 53 others have been injured following a severe windstorm in Jigawa State.
The tragedy was confirmed on Wednesday by Hannafi Fagam, executive secretary of the Jigawa State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), to reporters.
According to the SEMA boss, the disaster affected 5,403 households across 120 communities in 13 Local Government Areas (LGAs).
The affected areas include Dutse, Miga, Gwaram, Birnin Kudu, Ringim, Kiyawa, Babura, Kiri-Kasamma, Buji, Kaugama, Gumel, Gagarawa, and Sule-Tankarkar.
Mr Fagam disclosed that four deaths were recorded in Dutse LGA, while Miga, Ringim, and Sule-Tankarkar LGAs recorded one fatality each.
