Heavy rainfall lasting about four hours on Saturday led to the flooding of Ife/Ibadan road at Naira and Kobo Junction in Ikire, impeding movement along the expressway.
Besides stopping vehicular and human traffic for some hours, the flood also damaged business premises located along the expressway.
It was further learnt that many commuters passing through Ikire when the flood was at its peak, had to abandon their vehicles to avoid being swept away and waited for some hours for the water to recede before they proceeded on their journey.
A roadside trader at Naira and Kobo Junction, Ikire, simply identified as Tomisin, during an interview with our newsmen said apart from the Ife/Ibadan road that was flooded, some inner roads in Ikire was affected too.
Tomisin, who blamed the blockage of water channels and drainages in the area for the incident, called on the government to immediately act to prevent reoccurrence.
She said, “From Naira and Kobo Junction in Ikire down the road coming from Ibadan, many business places were flooded. Many filing stations and other business premises were flooded. Many vehicles travelling early on Saturday had to park and wait for the water to recede. Many things were destroyed but no life was lost.”
Commenting, Osun State Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kehinde Adeleke, in a statement said, “Ikire and its environs witnessed a heavy and continuous rainfall in the early hour 22nd July, which lasted for good four hours.
Punch / Titilayo Kupoliyi
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