Adeleke Empathises with Residents as Flood Ravages Ikire

By Adenitan Akinola/Funmi Adekoya

Properties worth millions of Naira have been destroyed as massive flood hit Ikire, the headquarters of Irewole Local Government Area of Osun State, on Saturday.

It was gathered that a heavy downpour witnessed in the community led to the flooding.

 The rain according to report started around 8am on Saturday and lasted several hours.

The affected areas in the town included; Oja-Ale, Atoto, Naira and Kobo junction, Fulani, Mateba, UNIOSUN Road, Campus area and many others.

The flood was reported to have sacked over 100 residents, shops, students hostels, destroyed farmlands and killed livestock among other things.

Some belongings of the victims including buses and other valuables were sighted floating on the water, as residents struggled to save their children from drowning.

Commuters on the Ikire – Ibadan express way were stranded as the flood restricted vehicular movements,while some vehicles that dared it got stuck in the flood.

Meanwhile, Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has expressed his sympathy with the people of Ikire in the flood disaster that wrecked havoc in the town, assuring the people of his government’s commitment to address the root cause of the flood and the fast tracking of the ongoing state flood prevention plan.

In a statement by his Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, Governor Adeleke said his administration had previously embarked on prevention actions and initiatives, citing the massive rainfall as cause of the sad event.

He said his administration had activated emergency measures to rescue people and livelihoods affected by the flood, assuring victims of the incident that the government will do all in its capacity to support them.

The Governor said he had directed the Commissioner for Environment to take necessary steps to address the root cause of the flooding so as to forestall future occurrence.

Governor Adeleke, who urged the people of Ikire and Osun to be rest assured that his government would mobilize every resources to confront flooding and keep them and their properties safe, advised them to stop the practice of dumping refuse on water ways among other factors that could cause flooding.

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