Rain, windstorm wreck havoc, destroy properties in Kwara
A torrential rainfall, accompanied by windstorms on Thursday evening wreaked havoc in the Ilorin metropolis of Kwara State, damaging cars, electric poles, cables and sign posts belonging to political parties.
The rain, which lasted for over an hour, started around 3.30 pm and stopped at 5pm.
It was gathered that residents of Saw Mill, Gerin Alimi, Ibrahim Taiwo, Unity, Ita-Amodu and other areas in the metropolis were affected by the windstorms.
Our correspondent observed that several signposts damaged as a result of the windstorm led to blockage of major roads at Sawmill, Ibrahim Taiwo and Unity areas of the state capital.
The authorities of the state fire service, who confirmed the incident, said it did not claim any life.
According to the Head of Media and Publicity of the agency, Hassan Adekunle, the rainstorm damaged many houses in Taiwo Isale, Unity road, Ita Amodu areas among other areas of the town.
“What would have been the worst was the fallen political sign posts which fell on a car at Unity Road, adding that the occupants of the car had left the vehicle before men of the Fire Service arrived for rescue mission”
Adekunle said that the director of the state Fire Service, Prince John Famuyiwa, had advised the people of the state to always remain indoors anytime they observed that rain was going to fall.
Famuyiwa also warned vehicle owners and drivers to keep off the streets whenever rain was falling or about to fall for the safety of their lives.
Also speaking on the incident, the Director General of Kwara State Signage and Advertisement, (KWASAA), Mr. Olorunshola Omotayo, said that efforts were ongoing to clear the falling signposts off the road to allow free flow of traffic, adding that the damage would also be evaluated.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Yekini Adio Jebba Niguel Gallando Marcias Abdulganiy Abimbola Abdussalam Sheikh Ridhwanullah El-ilory Kunle Okeowo Gabriel Fashanu KWIRS Christian Association Of Nigeria Apaokagi Hausa Amos Sayo Elese Of Igbaja Aremu Odolaye Christopher Ayeni Kehinde Boyede Ronke Adeyemi Ayeyemi Sulaiman Zaratu Umar Mahmud Ayinla Giwa Yusuf Babatunde Abdulwahab Otuka Emir Of Lafiagi Siddiq Adebayo Idowu Salawu Moronfoye Tsaragi-Share Sidikat Uthman Ajibola KW-GIS James Ayeni TESCOM 2025 Abdulrahman Abdullahi Kayode Halimah Perogi Kudirat Arinola Lawal Oladimeji Thompson Mahmud Babatunde Baker Bashirat Bola Bello Lawal Olohungbebe Onilorin Raimi Iyanda Aishat Mohammed Lawal Freshvine Nigeria Limited Eruku Ibrahim Kayode Adeyemi Mohammed Ajia Ibrahim Balogin Alanamu Abubakar Abdulraheem Ballah Amasa Adanla-Irese Sulu Babaita Isiaka Simeon Sule Ajibola Jani Ibrahim Isiaka AbdulRazaq Kwara United Katibi Ibraheem Adeola Abdulsalam Firdaous Amosa PharmAccess Foundation Abdulmumini AbdulRazaq Chief Imam Of Offa Nigerian Correctional Service Abubakar Bature Sulu-Gambari Ganmo Sadiq Buhari Abdulwahab Ololele Saad Belgore Funmilayo Braithwaite Unicontinental Construction Company AbdulRahman Saad Abdulmajeed Wahab Moses Rahman Popoola Donatus Ejidike Yusuf Amuda Gobir Amina El-Imam Tunde Kazeem Emir Of Shonga Ilorin Muslim Community Kale Belgore

