Rain, windstorm wreck havoc, destroy properties in Kwara

Date: 2023-03-24

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.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Olohungbebe     Suleiman Alege Kuranga     Saadu Yusuf     Hijaab     Allocation     Ilorin Descendants Progressive Union     Oke-opin     Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita     Toyin Olayinka Tejidini     Segun Ogunsola     Saad Belgore     Alimi Abdulrazaq     Soffiyyallah Kamaldeen     Khadijat Ayoola Yusuf     Ijakadi     Irepodun     MMWG     Maimunat Oniyangi     Saheed Akinwumi     Ahmed Ayinla Jimoh     ER-KANG Mining Nigeria Company Limited     Abdullahi Saadudeen Alikinla     Awodun     Funmilayo Oniwa     Undergraduate Bursary     Kayode Ogunlowo     Ayobami Seriki     Rueben Parejo     Abioye Bello     Abdulhakeem Amao     Oke-Ero     Abdulrasheed Na\'Allah     Durosinlohun Atiku     Ile Arugbo     Geri-Alimi Split Diamond Interchange     Oko-Olowo     Muhammad-Mustapha Suleiman     Ilorin Airport     Kwara State Printing And Publishing Corporation     Tosin Saraki     Eruku     Iqra Books     Daud Adeshola     Taofeek Ibraheem     Muhammad Ghali Alaaya     Sadiq Umar     Principal Private Secretary     Ilota     Vishvas KOZ Tractors     Isiaka Alikinla     Elerin Of Adanla Irese     Nigeria Foundation For Artificial Intelligence     Bolaji Abdullahi     Sulyman Abdulkareem     Aisha Ahman-Pategi     Alumni Association Of The Federal Polytechnic Offa     Bolakale Kawu Agaka     Balogun-Ojomu     Toyin Sanusi     Samuel Adaramola     Bola Magaji     REO CAKES     Issa Baba     Nigerian Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs     Sidikat Alaya     AbdulGafar Tosho     ITEM 7     Moronfoye     Adamu B. Yaqubu     Gani Saadu     Chartered Institute Of Personnel Management Of Nigeria     Ramadhan     Olatunji Ibrahim     Waheed Ibrahim     Neuropsychiatric Hospital     Kwara United     Matthew Okedare    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Volunteers Of Ilorin Community And The Emirate     Hakeem Lawal     Yahaya Jibril Usman     Kayode Laro     Akeem Lawal     TESCOM     Henry Olaosebikan     AbdulQowiy Olododo     National Association Of Nigerian Students     Saadatu Modibbo-Kawu     Timothy Akangbe     Saba Mamman Daniel     Standard Organization Of Nigeria     Wahab Olasupo Egbewole     Maryam Ado Bayero     Sheikh Hamzat Yusuf Ariyibi     Kwara Hotel     Abdulazeez Uthman     Metro Park     Abdul-Rahoof Bello     Tunde Saad     Ilorin Durbar     Sayomi     Ahmed Saidu Rufai     Durbar     AbdulRasaq Abdulmajeed Alaro     Doyin Agbamu     Chartered Institute Of Personnel Management Of Nigeria     Hikmah AbdulKareem     Babatunde Ishola Babaita     Bilikis Oladimeji     Toyin Falola     Bond     Young Progressives Party     Funke Adedoyin     Abdulrahman Abdulrazak     Buari Edun     Tanke Road     Aasiyat Bello Oyedepo     Frootify     Moremi High School     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Ilorin     Saad Belgore     Www.Kwarareports.com     Sabi     Farouk Salim     Post-utme     Ibrahim Issa Jetti     Aminu Ado Bayero     Yahaya Abdulkareem     Quareeb     NFAI     Kwara 2015     Yakubu Dogara     Yoruba     Muhammad Yahya     Ghali Muhammed     Sarkin Malamai     Kayode Ogunlowo     Olatunde Oyeyiola     Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria     Shuaib Boni Aliyu     Saliu Ajia     Osuwa     Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency     Wahab Issa     Turaki     Olawuyi     KWACOBPA     Usman Yunusa     Dauda Adeniran Adeshola     Lanre Aremu     Ilorin General Hospital     Abdulwahab Olarewaju Issa     Tunde Akanbi     Jeunkunu-Malete-Bani     Garba Dogo