The Kwara State Government has demanded an investigation after water from the Jebba Dam submerged rice plantations in Edu Local Government Area.
Edu is a major rice producing area in Kwara State with thousands of farmers from across North-west Nigeria farming the crop in the area.
Most of the farms are situated along the banks of the River Niger, on which the Jebba Dam was built.
Locals said thousands of hectares have been submerged by water released recently from the…
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