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The high water level in Hadejia River in Jigawa is threatening to wash away Hadejia Central Cemetery and Aguyaka and Guduchi villages.

Dancers, acts and bands alike, congregated at the iconic community centre, after the rains came down last weekend to wash away any chance of it being held in its normal home of Queen's Park.

A BURGLAR who raided Pizza Hut tried to cover up his crime by using Pepsi to wash away the blood he left behind.

Residents say the distance the village and the river has shrunk from 50 metres to 10 metres, warning the flooding could wash away the whole population.

The situation raised fears that a heavy tide could wash away more of the exposed sand and make the hole worse.

It's called "No more stories, Are told today, I'm sorry, They washed away, No more stories, The world is grey, I'm tired, Let's wash away" - which is neat enough in its way but not quite as snappy as Tyrannosaur Rex's "My people were fair, And had sky in their hair, But now they're content, To wear stars on their brows."

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