The recent flood in Abeokuta,the Ogun State capital, has thrown many families into mourning in the state. Residents of the city were caught unawares penultimate Friday when a heavy rainfall pounded the city and its environs for over three hours.

No fewer than 11 people lost their lives while property worth billions of naira were lost in the wake of the torrential rainfall. The rain started at 4:00 pm and stopped at 8:00 pm after sacking many families from their homes. Many shops were either submerged or brought down by the flood.

Areas mostly affected by the flood include Ijaiye, Kuto, Lafenwa, Oke-Lantoro, Amolaso, Kobiti and Ilawo, among others. The flood did not spare worship centres as the Archdiocesan Headquarters of the Celestial Church of Christ, Ijaiye, Abeokuta and a newly-constructed mosque were completely destroyed.

It was also gathered that about eight vehicles were swept away as Ogun River and Sokori River overflowed their banks and emptied their contents into some parts of the city.
It gathered that among those who lost their lives were a food vendor, Halirat Akintobi, and her two sons. A close relative disclosed that the deceased had a shop at Ilawo, near Kobiti Central Mosque in the Abeokuta North Local Government Area, where she had gone for the day’s business with her children when the flood hit the area.

They were said to have taken shelter inside the container when the flood caused the havoc and swept away the mother and her two children identified as Abeeden and Shuaib.

Apart from the trio who had since been buried, eight other corpses, also victims of the devastating flood, were said to have been deposited at the mortuary of the General Hospital, Ijaiye, Abeokuta. Seven days after, the impact of the incident is still being felt by members of the families who lost either their property or relatives. Many of them were still shocked and could not express their feelings.
When Vanguard visited the affected areas, it was discovered that some families were still searching for their family members by visiting the different morgues in Abeokuta.



Source: https://www.infonewsnigeria.com/discussion/2088/how-dozens-of-families-lost-relatives-property-to-flood-in-ogun?new=1

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