King Charles III Commiserates With Nigeria Over Flooding.

Olusiji Balogun.

King Charles III of England has expressed deep sadness over the flooding in Nigeria that devastated many states  with causality figure of more than 600 persons, apart from properties worth several billions of naira.

In a letter addressed to President Buhari a copy of which was sighted in the verified official Twitter handle of Buckingham Palace on  Friday, the King sympathized with all those who  have suffered  so much and those working to support the recovery efforts.

The statement read “I wanted you to know how deeply saddened both my wife and I are to hear of the many people who have lost their loved ones and whose lives have been so dreadfully affected as a consequence of the devastating floods across Nigeria.

We remember with the greatest affection our visits to Nigeria and the kindness of the people we met.

However inadequate this may be under such tragic circumstances, our most heartfelt sympathy is with all those who have suffered so much, and our thoughts are with those working to support the recovery efforts.

I know that the United Kingdom stands in solidarity with Nigeria as you recover from these truly terrible events.”

According to Nigeria’s Minister of humanitarian affairs, Sadiya Umar Farouq more than 1.3m persons have been displaced from their homes.