Flash floods that swept through communities in Nigeria’s central Niger State have killed over 200 people with 500 more still missing. Authorities say there is next to no hope that any of the missing might still be found alive.
Father James Omeh, the parish priest of Saint Anthony’s Catholic Church in Gulu of Niger State, died on 25 May when his vehicle was swept away by floodwaters along the Lapai-Gulu road. A woman travelling with him was also killed.
Omeh also served as the coordinator of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Niger State.
