Residents around the Oko Oba, Ekoro, Akowonjo, and Egbeda areas of Lagos State were on Sunday, sacked from their homes for hours after floods took over the communities.
It was gathered that the floods was as a result of heavy rainfall that saw the canal overflowing its banks, and also fell several electric poles which caused fears of electrocution.
According to the PUNCH report, it was disclosed that the heavy rain started around 1.20 pm on Sunday, and led to gridlock in the communities, stopping the residents from going about their daily activities.
It was confirmed that over 25 vehicles were damaged by the floods.
While confirming the incident, the South-West Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency, Ibrahim Farinloye, said the power distribution firm in charge of the areas was notified to put off power supply.
He noted that the communities were flooded as a result of a clogged canal.
Farinloye said, “Motorists and residents of Ekoro junctions, Ajisebiara-Mecca, Akowonjo and Egbeda are being advised to exercise utmost caution in their areas as a result of electricity poles that fell on the ground, though the Disco has been contacted to isolate the areas to avoid electrocution.
“Motorists are advised to exercise utmost caution as the traffic gridlock is terrible due to every motorist trying to access the junction at the same time. Upon assessment, about 25 vehicles were found to have their engines affected by the flood and the owners have been advised to avoid driving the vehicles. As of now, no report of life was involved.”