Flood damages property in Ilorin

Many residential buildings and shops were submerged in some parts of Ilorin, Kwara State following a heavy downpour in the early hours of Saturday.

The heavy rain lasted about three hours and was accompanied by flooding.

The asphalt on some township roads were also washed away by the flood.

The bridge on Alagbado Road linking Sobi Specialist Hospital in Ilorin Local Government Area was also washed away by the flood.

One of the communities ravaged by the flood was Idi-Igba Were/Harmony Estate Road, leaving most of the residential houses, shops and cars flooded with attendant destruction.

Other areas affected by the flood include Dada area, Okelele, Aduralere, Amilegbe and Mubo streets where many houses and property were damaged.

The Kwara State Government has said that it will carry out intervention on roads and facilities affected by last Saturday’s downpour in Ilorin, the state capital.

The State Commissioner for Works and Transport, Alhaji Aro Yahaya made this known when he inspected the affected areas, including the culvert at Alagbado, which links to Sobi Specialist hospital, as well as Akerebiata and Kuntu-Oja roads on Saturday.

Yahaya said that the incidents at Akerebiata and Kuntu were man-made disasters caused by indiscriminate dumping of refuse and deliberate blockage of drainages others are natural disasters.

The commissioner stated that in view of the importance of the roads to the residents of the areas, the state government will immediately implement palliative measures at the bridge and the affected roads pending the release of funds approved by the governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed for that purpose.

Yahaya also warned residents of the state to desist from dumping refuse into the drains, stressing that the impact of such act can be threatening to lives and property.