Dayo Oyewo Residents of communities at Isheri, Arepo, Lafenwa, Warewa, and other adjoining areas along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State were thrown into panic on Monday following a flood scare due to the release of water from the Oyan River Dam by the Ogun-Oshun River Basin Authority. PUNCH Metro learnt that the residents started to witness a gradual increase in the current of the Ogun River on Saturday. Meanwhile, the water has overflowed, spreading across areas some metres away from the river bank.
Our correspondent who observed this on Tuesday also discovered that the areas around the Long Bridge have been flooded. Some of the residents expressed fear over what they described as another round of flood crisis in their communities. A resident of Isheri North GRA, Muftau Alabi, told PUNCH Metro that water had begun flowing into some of their streets.
He said, “We woke up on Sunday and saw our street gradually flooding. Everyone is worried now but we are still coping with the situation. Those who are close to where the water came in from cannot drive into their premises any longer.
We hope this won’t be a repetition of the disaster we witnessed last year.” Our correspondent observed that the whole of the industrial avenue where companies such as Mikano and Hogan Technologies operate had been flooded. Another resident, Kunle Adejobi, said some residents had been considering relocating out of the area.
“It is sad we are experiencing this flood problem again. Peo.