Downpour: Gas man drowns, Lekki, Ikorodu residents, landlords flee

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Also, motorists and commuters were not spared of the harrowing experience as many of them spent hours on flooded roads. He got drowned in a flood around Sparklight Estate area of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State. “He was well known by residents of the estate because of his exceptional commitment to his cooking gas supply business.

However, a resident of Abule-Egba Lagos, Idowu Thomas, told one of our correspondents that a bus he boarded on Tuesday at Iyana Ipaja spent six hours before getting to Yaba. Oke urged the Lagos State Government to address the problem of flooding in the state, adding that it had taken a dangerous dimension.The flood also caused gridlock and destroyed homes at Jakande, Lekki, Ebute-Meta, Ijegun, Idimu, Agege, Randle and Maryland areas of Lagos State.

The adjoining streets were also flooded with many of the residents relocating to other parts of the state. At Bariga, in streets such as Odukoya, Ogunleye and Ifeanyi, residents fled their homes as the areas were flooded.Also, residents of Abule Egba, and Ile-Epo called on the Lagos State Government to reconstruct the drainage system in the areas as it had exposed them to hardship.

She said, “Who are we to blame God for the rain? It is what we have been praying for, but then it has not been of help to our business. Only few people, who have no choice, have been coming to the market to buy goods.”Also, commuters lamented their ordeal at the ongoing rehabilitation of the Apapa-Oshodi Road.

An eyewitness, Japheth Odesanya, said four vehicles including a government vehicle, were trapped in the flood along the Agric-Isawo Road. He urged the state government to urgently address the situation. “But I changed into another cloth when I got to where I parked my car because I don’t drive my car home due to the situation in my area.”

On Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, the failed portions are at the Sango-Ota tollgate . The tollgate area has completely failed causing perpetual gridlock.

Mega city of Nigeria ...Ranked 1st Traffic bad roads flood and no light ..No 1 city of collecting tax anything you even to weewee

Rip

Ejike... R. I. P

Government needs to start penalizing commuters or other road users who drop refuse and plastics on the roads which ultimately blocks the water ways

Waiting to see the 'announced plans' of LASG for these bad roads and flooding problems to unfold

Rip Kingsley

Police can lie! Which mutuary Ejike has been taken to the East yesterday for burial.

Flooding again. So sorry for his death. Govt should do something about flood in these areas

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