Nigeria — Flood Situation Report — Kogi State (17 September 2024)

Between 4 and 8 September 2024, the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), in collaboration with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the Kogi State Emergency Management Agency (KOSEMA), and the Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS), identified 4 locations in Kogi State that were impacted by floods or received internally displaced persons (IDPs) due to the flooding. 
In the two (2) local government areas (LGAs) of Kogi State that were assessed, DTM identified 798 individuals in 97 households affected by the floods. These individuals included IDPs who were displaced by the floods and residents who were impacted by the floods but remained in their communities. The affected population included 773 displaced individuals.
Forty-one per cent (41%) of the affected houses were habitable but need repair, twenty-six per cent were partially damaged, and 33 per cent were totally destroyed. In 75 per cent (75%) of the locations assessed, crop farming was among the primary sources of income.