THERE has been severe flooding in Nigeria – the worst in a decade. Earlier this month, Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency warned of catastrophic flooding for states located along the courses of the Niger and Benue rivers. It noted that three of Nigeria’s reservoirs were expected to overflow. The agency said the release of excess water from a dam in neighbouring Cameroon had contributed to the flooding. Olayinka Ogunkoya unpacks Nigeria’s mismanagement of its dams. Author OLAYINKA OLATOKUNBO OGUNKOYA, Professor of Geomorphology, Obafemi Awolowo University What impact does poor dam management have on flooding in Nigeria? The operations management of…