[8] On the 2nd of July 2012, many Nigerian coastal and inland cities experienced heavy rains, and residents of Lagos were "gasping for breath" due to the flooding.

[13] In addition, at least 35 people were missing, while Manasie Phampe, the head of the Red Cross in the state, announced that relief efforts were ongoing.

[14] In mid-August, flooding killed at least 33 people in Plateau State, and co-ordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency in central Nigeria, Abdussalam Muhammad, said that homes were destroyed[15] while roads and bridges were washed away ;obstructing relief efforts.

The Governor, Peter Obi arranged for vehicles and boats to evacuate the community dwellers who were trapped in their homes as well as those that escaped to the tree tops to avoid being washed away.

[19] On 9 October, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan released 17.6 billion naira (US$111 million) to various states and agencies for damage response, flood relief and rehabilitation.

[4] Kogi State was the worst affected with 623,900 people being displaced and 152,575 hectares of farmland destroyed, according to a NEMA coordinator.