Flood has taken over Lagos-Abeokuta expressway.
JomogNews Nigeria reports that flood has taken over a section of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway and has allegedly swept away an Okada man and a pedestrian on Sunday.
Residents and commuters around the Oko Oba, Ekoro, Akowonjo, and Egbeda areas of Lagos State, were also grounded for hours after floods took over the communities.
A witness, Propainter Abiodun Adesina, who shared a video from the scene said, “There’s a massive flood on the road from Ijaiye to Obadeyi. Before I left the scene, it carried away a bike man with his bike as well as another person crossing the heavy flood.”
It was gathered that the floods, which resulted from a downpour around 1.20pm on Sunday, led to gridlock in the communities.
The floods stopped residents from going about their daily activities as many stayed indoors.
According to PUNCH Metro, over 25 vehicles were damaged by the floods.
The South-West Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency, Ibrahim Farinloye, who confirmed the incident, said the power distribution firm in charge of the areas was notified to put off power supply.
Farinloye noted that the communities were flooded as a result of a clogged canal.
He 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.”
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