How erosion havoc destroys homes, farmlands in Kano community

“Reported to authorities, but help has not come” Tijjani Muhammad, chairman of the Mesar Tudu Community Development Association, said the community first wrote to the Gezawa Local Government chairman on 5 December 2024, and later submitted another letter to the Kano State Watershed, Erosion and Climate Change Management Agency (KN-WECCMA) on 16 March 2026, requesting intervention.

Yet, residents of Mesar Tudu say they have not seen any intervention in their community despite years of complaints and visible destruction letter submitted to the Kano State Watershed, Erosion and Climate Change Management Agency (KN-WECCMA) by the community A significant portion of erosion-control work in Kano is linked to donor-supported initiatives, such as the World Bank’s Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) programme, which has funded interventions across several parts of Kano State.” Ramatu Muhammad, who lost a house and her farm but described losing her home as devastating as she had to now squats with her husband and children in a relative’s house A community carved by water since 2003 Residents said the erosion crisis began more than two decades ago.