The residents of Trademore estate, Lugbe, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja are currently counting their losses from the raging flood that claimed lives and property.
According to residents of the estate, the flood has become a perennial problem to the area, defying all solutions.
Recall that Nigerian Tribune reported how the raging flood killed four people and destroyed property worth billions of naira in the early hours of Monday morning, 12th, September 2021.
When Tribune Online visited Trademore estate to keep tabs on how the residents were recovering from the tragic incident, Mrs Joy Ikemba, a resident of the estate whose house was in shambles and badly hit, had this to say “we were not around when it happened, it was neighbours that called to tell us what happened.”
She continued that “As you can see I just rushed back yesterday, everything is waterlogged, the fence that we erected recently because of the same floods of last year is down again.”
“We first experienced the flood in 2014, that singular year, it happened three times, we had it last year but this is the most dangerous one. Last year after the sad incident, the Minister of State, FCT came here, after making promises, we got only a 3 kg camp gas cooker and one carton of Honeywell Noddles but only to those deemed critically hit like my family.” She concluded.
Another resident Samuel Ukah, a barbershop owner, disclosed to Tribune that “Last year the flood took somebody away from here” he said pointing at a park and garden, according to him “the garden was shut down, this year water took another lady away to death down the road, she was crying and shouting for help but it was impossible to save her.”
Mr Suleman who was fixing things and cleaning his house with his family members as of the visit expressed joy to God that no life was lost in his household.
According to him “almost everything in this house is destroyed, my other car was found in the next house after my fence broke down, this particular one is waterlogged, just almost everything in the house but thank God that no life is lost in the house.”
The Chairman of Trademore Estate Residents Association Phase 2, Mr Uche when contacted, said “National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency were here and we have set up a committee to tackle this issue.”
When Tribune Online contacted Justine Uwazorounye, Head, NEMA Abuja Operations Office, Uwazorounye disclosed that the Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency were in charge of the situation.
He, however, confirmed that the fatality figures were still four (4) but they (officials) have gone to Trademore estate to talk to the residents and assured that, if there is a case of a missing person, they should report to a police station in the estate.
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