Flood Wreaks Havoc In Ibadan ...Property Washed Away

For some residents of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, it was lamentations galore yesterday after losing their property to the downpour of last Saturday. The more than seven-hour rains started around 9.00 pm on Saturday, fell all through the night and continued till early hours of yesterday thus preventing many Christians from going to church. 

Some bridges in parts of the city were submerged as rivers and streams overflowing their banks. Unlike August 26, 2011 flood, in which lives and property worth millions of naira were lost, there has not been any casualty as at the time of filing this report, apparently because of the dredging of many streams and rivers in Ibadan by the Ajimobi administration.

The worst hit communities were Apete, Oke-Ayo, Eleyele, Odo- Ona Elewe, Amuloko and other parts of the city, where many houses were destroyed and bridges washed away. When Daily Sun visited some of the communities, residents were seen salvaging their property from the flood. At Odo Ona Elewe and Agara areas, residents could have been washed away by the flood but for their decision to move out of their houses.

Motorists at Amuloko community in Ona Ara Local Government Area of the state could not get to their houses, as they were forced to park their vehicles along the way and sleep outside their homes.  At Apete, Ido Local Government Area, the pedestrian bridge linking the community with other parts of the state was washed away by the rain, thereby subjecting the residents to hardship.

The old bridge of the community had been washed away during the August 26, 2011 flood, forcing the state government to embark on the reconstruction of a new bridge and putting in place a temporary wooden pedestrian bridge, which was washed away last Saturday.  Mr. Najeem Raheem of the Guardian Newspapers, who resides in Apete community, described the situation as frightening, while appealing to the state government to quickly assist the people.  

The heavy rain broke Arulogun-Ojoo Road into two parts, forcing motorists to find an alternative route, while motorcycle operators made quick money from residents of the area.  Daily Sun noticed that a Peugeot 504 car was inside the flood, while a makeshift bridge had been put in place by the people.

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