Uncontrolled release of water from the Jebba Dam has washed away over 1,097 hectares of farmland across 32 communities, affecting over 544 farmers in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State.

Mr Adamu-Saba said the disaster was caused by the opening of the dams in Jebba and Kanji, two of Nigeria's hydroelectric power sources. About 5000 hectares of rice plantation estimated at N11.5 ...