Lagos state, the commercial centre of Nigeria is 41 meters above sea level, making it a lowland state. A lowland is any land between 0-200 meters above sea level.

To make matters worse for lagos state, it has a huge inlet of water forming a lagoon inside of the state that accounts for almost 40% of the land mass of the state, making it easily prone to flooding.

On a macro level, to combat imminent flooding the lagos state government should have created flood plains within the state, pushing back residential and commercial buildings further inland into higher grounds.

The lagos state government should also have created flood water reservoirs either on land or underground, so that when the water level raise above a certain limit, the excess water will spill over into this man made reservoir.

The Lagos state government should also create gutters with various capacity to channel drainage waters into the right exits.

On a micro level, the lagos state government have the duty to ensure the drainage are well maintained and cleaned. They should also ensure the citizens are conscious of this as well, so everyone can play their little roles.

It was the igbos who they inhabited who caused the flooding. Ndi igbo why now