Torrential rain paralyses activities in Ibadan

on September 23, 2013 / in News 6:10 pm / Comments

Ibadan – A heavy rain in Ibadan, which started on Sunday evening, has paralysed the activities of the residents of the city.

The rain, which has yet to stop on Monday evening, caused the flooding of several bridges across Ibadan.

The submerged bridges include the 7up/Elebu bridge in Oluyole Estate, which prevented residents, including pupils and government workers, from leaving their homes.

Some of the people said however, bemoaned the sudden increase in the cost of transportation, adding that most commercial motorists even declined to convey people to long distances.

Mrs Blessing Joshua, a housewife, lamented about the continued downpour since Sunday evening.

“What kind of rain is this? I went to the market to buy some foodstuff, only for me to come back empty-handed because most of the sellers were not present.

“Even the few available traders increased the cost of things in the market; I hope this is not the seven-day rain which, as some people predicted, would fall in September,’’ she said.

Mr Abdullateef AbdulGafar, a commercial motorcyclist, said: “I would not have gone to pick my customer if he had not paid me for my services earlier.’’

Mrs Rasheedat Rufail, a teacher of Ansar-Ud-Deen High School in the Liberty area of Ibadan, said that the school’s academic activities had been paralysed due to the deluge.

She said that most of the teachers and students failed to come to school on Monday. (NAN)
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/09/torrential-rain-paralyses-activities-in-ibadan/

Flood is a big issue in south west. The governors needs to be proactive

geeez:

The last major flooding we had got Onitsha submerged

The landlocked SE zone has a landmass almost the size of Oyo

As if that is not bad enough, half of the land is erosion ravaged

Same happening in Ondo.
https://www.nairaland.com/1450926/24-hours-nonstop-rainfall-ondo

No need to trivialize/tribalize this issue.

THE FLOOD IN Yorubaa land is very abnormal

Igbo Delta: THE FLOOD IN Yorubaa land is very abnormal

men that rain here be weeeeennnnnnnnnn




everyone has a touch of it

That Ibadan own still small...come ask us here in Benin City.

end time tinz

I dey come

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News without Pictures to 'back-up' it up is pretty much da in-vogue thing on NL dis days!!! I tire oo!!! Bt well,its sad...all dis politicians who will 'chop' our money and still leave us 2 suffer,God dey watch una in REAL DEFINITION (RD)!!!

“I would not have gone
to pick my customer if he had not paid me
for my services earlier.’’

Commitment, reliability. I hope same won't fall in Lagos o. I dey gbadun the cool weather and mild rain.

Two people were confirmed dead around Orita -Challenge area of Ibadan while unconfirmed reports say that five persons have been declared missing.

I was beaten to and from work in that rain.

if not for the expansion of the rivers by AJIMOBI,there would av bin anoda flood disaster,only 7 people were reported to b missing sha

princemolak: if not for the expansion of the rivers by AJIMOBI,there would av bin anoda flood disaster,only 7 people were reported to b missing sha

chai......c hw rain dey kidnap pple

Same here at Benin

Human activities ignited the sudden flood why is everyone complaing, no need to apportion blame to any zone please

when we dey pray make fall for our area some people dey experience flood. You people stingy oooo. You no fit share us some rain.

Same shitty rain stuff at Ekpoma. 6:00am to 8:00pm

Same........................... here in ekiti

Benin was worst. The Rain lasted for more than 9 hours¡ now that`s a record|

geeez: 

The last major flooding we had got Onitsha submerged 

The landlocked SE zone has a landmass almost the size of Oyo

As if that is not bad enough, half of the land is erosion ravaged


1mbecile, bringing tribal nonsense into any small thing.1diot

God have mercy on the land of Oluyole. Ogunpa, Kudeti, Ogbere and others were once source of blessing, may the careless dump-droppers and those people without foresight who blocked your passages through erection of structures not turn you to source of calamity. Ajimobi, I thank you for expanding the passages of this rivers earlier. We should always remember that " Eni foju agbara wo kudeti, odo yoo gbe lo" (He whould consider Kudeti as a mere flood will be flooded away by this river"

i hope is not Noah rain ooo

condoms should be distributed ASAP...we don't want to hear stories of missing 'stuffs' after everything! lolz

hehehe~, hin don start again.......its stopped 30mins ago .rain ofcourse!!!

Clemzy16: Benin was worst. The Rain lasted for more than 9 hours¡ now that`s a record|

9hrs!! Dats small... Its alrdy going to 48hrs in Ibadan no joke O°˚˚˚ !

You guys should learn how to attach photos of event in your reporting. Even the Vanguard you quoted haven't got a clue; no single photo. Bad journalism!

This OP even copied the comment link 4rm the source website.

In fact tz bn along tym I see the like,kudos to Oyo state govt 4 d Drainage or Else d casualty would av bn limitless...Buh d most surprising thing is that there was light in my area till this morning I.e the Phcn neva turn it off..isn't that surprising