The University of Ibadan has said it lost property worth billions of naira to last Friday’s floodings in the Oyo State capital.

In a statement on Tuesday, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Isaac Adewole, pleaded with both federal and Oyo State governments as well as corporate institutions to come to the aid of the 61-year-old institution.

Adewole said, “There is no way we can handle this alone. For us to return to our form, we certainly need government’s assistance because this devastation is quite massive.

“The major calamity suffered by the university are the washing away of the Fish Farm with different species of fish valued at about N300m, over-flooding of the Zoological Garden, leading to the death of animals, extensive damage of the Teaching and Research Farm and the destruction of books estimated to the tune of N2bn.

“Besides, many gigantic buildings, laboratories and expensive equipment were destroyed by the floods which equally pulled down the university’s fence and 13 electric poles, thereby compounding the hitherto poor power supply to the institution.”

Also affected was the Obafemi Awolowo Hall where the ground floor was flooded while the topmost floor was damaged by rainstorm.

The vice-chancellor, who however, expressed joy that no member of the university community died in the floods, assured students that urgent repair would be carried out on the damaged facilities.

“From the magnitude of destruction that I have seen on this campus, it is obvious that UI needs Federal Government’s assistance, because this is beyond us. We shall appreciate individual and collective assistance too as we have been extensively affected by the flood,” he added.

The Head of Department of Fishery in the university, Dr. Bamidele Omitoye, said among the fishes that were swept away were special species like “claias gariepinus, heterobranchus bidorsalis, oreochromis niloticus and parachana obscura.”

Meanwhile, the Federal Government has commenced the distribution of relief materials to the affected victims of the flood disaster .

The Director- General of the National Emergency Management Agency, Alhaji Mohammed Sanni-Sidi, who led a team to Ibadan on Monday, said he had the directive of President Goodluck Jonathan to also condole with the victims and families of those who lost their loved ones to the floods.

He said the state government needed to free all blocked drainage channels in the city to prevent future occurrence.

afam4eva:

300 million for just fish? This is another money making venture for UI. Other universities should emulate them.

texazzpete:

None of you have been to the fish farm in question before, none of you own or run a fish farm yet you're disputing the cost mentioned by the VC and accusing him of 'looting'?

Idiocy comes in many forms indeed.

dabrake:


" , and parachana obscura"

afam4eva:

300 million for just fish? This is another money making venture for UI. Other universities should emulate them.

gmyguy:

catfish, tilapia and a fish called snake head

dabrake:


" , and parachana obscura"

armyofone:

so UI wasn't ready for Hurricane Ireti?
kai! do they have weather station?

Siga:

This fools are thinking about fishes when in Odo- Ona a family lost 7 people, my own grandmother's house was almost washed off, If anyone knows Odo-Ona well, u can go see, God will punish all you people, they opened up the Eleyele Damn overnight and people were washed off while sleeping, all those who are involved will witness all their families washed off too, AMEN