Chief Ojike Ajanwu, a father of nine children, is the latest victim swept away by flood in Obolo village in Ogwuanicha, Anambra State.
Ajanwu was said to have drowned in his attempt to evacuate his harvested cassava from his farm, on Thursday.
His death brought the number of deaths in the flood to four, Arinze Awogu, Chairman of Ogbaru Local Government Area, told NAN on Friday.
According to Awogu, the wife of the deceased, and her eight children — including a one-month-old baby — were at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) centre in Ogwuaniocha.

He said: “The deceased left behind a young wife, Chinasa, who hails from Ossomala and nine children; the oldest of the children is 13 years old.
“Our hearts go out to the family, and we assure them of government’s support and sincere condolences. We shall inform the governor about the incident. We are still counting the number of deaths but as at it stood at four."
The council boss noted that the flood has not shown signs of receding, as the 16 communities in the area have been submerged by flood, stating that “It’s a real emergency".

"None of the 16 communities in Ogbaru is left out; the upland is congested; the IDPs camps are overstretched, so we are now moving them to Ihiala and Onitsha," he added.
“I do not know the basis for the impression that this flood is receding. For us down here in Ogbaru, we are still at the middle of this emergency, and flood level is still rising."

He, however, thanked the Anambra State government for its support and urged the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to do more to assist the victims.
Meanwhile, Walsom Ibarakumo, Coordinator of Enugu office of NEMA, said the agency had handed over relief materials to Anambra SEMA for distribution to affected persons.

Items so far handed over to Anambra SEMA were food and non-food items including 600 bags of rice; 300 bags of garri; 600 bags of cement; 200 cartons of Milo; 300 bags of beans; 1,000 cartons of detergent, and 300 cartons of tinned tomato paste.
Others were 2,000 pieces of treated mosquito nets; 1,000 pieces of toilet soap; 1,500 pieces of printed wax; 150 kegs of vegetable oil; 150 bags of salts,;150 bags of sugar and 150 kegs of red oil.

Source https://gistdeal..com/2018/09/father-of-nine-dies-trying-to-rescue.html

So sad

wao...such a great loss

hmmm this is serious ..

9 children, oldest 13 ? in this buhari country? is that a human poultry farm ? can anyone pls attempt an exlanation to me i failed reading and comprehension in school. thanks

juliusmalema come and see your erosion ravaged and flood infested good for nothing state

that maybe ur fada dat went to farm to harvest little cassava you will eat while u are here causing nuisance

Enugupikin:
juliusmalema come and see your erosion ravaged and flood infested good for nothing enugu state

that maybe ur fada dat went to farm to harvest little cassava you will eat while u are here causing nuisance

Here is the cursed dilapidated Enugu state

Rest in peace. You are hero in your family. May God bless your soul

Chri08102702694:
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Here is the cursed dilapidated Enugu state[/s]

Keep deceiving yourself.
Igbo wanna be, You can never be Igbo even in your next life. .. If you like open hundred accounts, quote yourself, reply and tag yourself. It can never save you.
I don't know most of you are not proud of your dirty heritage.

Cursed creatures everywhere.

PauloNSK:



poo..enugu state is so cursed.

anambra indigenous people are actually cursed and destitutes
you can see below pics of how fashola deported anambra destitutes causing nuisance in EKO city

PauloNSK:



enugu state people are cursed 3rd class igbos, they are killed all over nigeria including this one that happened in nsukka where enugu state people were slaughtered. enugu state and its people are cursed. i am from enugu state but enugu state is cursed in all ramifications. spits

someone said that paul ogenyi was affected but i don;t know

be proud of your erosion ravaged good for nothing slum called omambala abi mbara

PauloNSK:



enugu state people are cursed 3rd class igbos, they are killed all over nigeria including this one that happened in nsukka where enugu state people were slaughtered. enugu state and its people are cursed. i am from enugu state but enugu state is cursed in all ramifications. spits

someone said that paul ogenyi was affected but i don;t know

see this destitute and his cone headed bastard paa looking for what to eat

hmmm enugu is a shithole.

chai..enugu state people are treated like animals. why are they killing them?

onuebonyi:
chai..Anambra state people are treated like animals. why are they killing them?

they are killing Anambra state people because they are worthless

this is a sign that enugu state people are cursed

PauloNSK:



chai..why is it that they are killing Anambra state people like this. someone said that this is CHRIS.

Yes that is Chris washing his dirty animals in the soak away and that is why Anambra people are dying so much

Omase o! May his soul rest in peace

onuebonyi:
this is a sign that Anambra state people are cursed

using Onuebonyi as moniker to show how shameful it is for you to accept Anambra as your origin...its even true Ebonyi is far better than Anambra..Anambra would soon be washed into the ocean

My brother and aunty Ebere should come to this family's aid.