Rainstorm Renders Scores Homeless in Kwara

Date: 2024-04-13

Residents of the Igbonna community in the Oyun Local Government Area of Kwara State have been thrown into mourning following a rainstorm that blew off the rooftops of several buildings.

City Round learnt that the rain which started at about 6:30 pm on Thursday was accompanied by a heavy wind storm which damaged several buildings, trees and electric poles in the community.

The accompanying wind storm reportedly caused a devastating effect on several buildings in the community, leaving the affected residents to count their losses.

Speaking after an on-the-spot assessment of the devastation, the National President of the Igbonna Descendants Development Union, A Salami, described the occurrence as highly devastating.

“The experience is worrisome. A few houses, if any, were left untouched by the storm which emanated from the heavy rain. Some houses were completely blown off while a good number of our people's houses were either brought down or badly damaged.

“The incident is unprecedented in history as the shock from the disaster is so great to the extent that most of our people are in confusion and will hardly find where to sleep. As we speak, the economy of the community has been grounded as the vulnerable victims of the disaster are at a loss as to what to do or where to put their heads for safety,” he said.

He however appealed to both federal and state governments to come to the aid of the people as most of them could not find shelter and food to eat.

The Chairman of the Transition Implementation Committee in Oyun, Dr Waheed Ibrahim, could not be reached on his mobile phone on Friday.

The Deputy Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Ojo Olayiwola, who represents the constituency could not also be reached at the time of filing the report.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Abdulkareem Alabi     Ibrahim Mashood     AbdulRazaq AbduMajeed Alaro     Amina Susa\'a De Ahmed     Bareke     Muhammed Akanbi     Abdulfatah Ahmed     Convocation Ceremonies     Busari Alabi Alausa     KWATMA     Jebba     AbdulQowiy Olododo     CCB     Danladi     Abdulrahman Abdulrasak     Unilorin FM     Abdulwahab Olarewaju Issa     Lawal Olohungbebe     Ayobola Ipinlaiye     Abdulbaqi Jimoh     General Hospital     Manzuma     Yetunde Balogun     Kwara Metro Park     Toyin Saraki     Overland     David Adesina     Ballah     Olateju Lukman     Afolayan     Alabe     Awwal Jawondo     Owode Market     Binta Abubakar-Mora     NFAI     Abdullahi Adisa Akodudu     Teachers Specific Allowance     Ibrahim Gambari     Abdulmumini Jawondo     Yusuf Abdulwahab     Wahab Egbewole     Aisha Buhari     Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa     Joseph Daudu     CACOVID Palliatives     Lotus Bank     Basit Olatunji     Durbar Festival     Orisa Bridge     Gafaru Olayiwola Olorisade     Budo-Egba     Sola Saraki University     Amuda Bembe     CCEPE     Yoonus Lawal     Salami Adekunle     Yusuf Ali     Principal Private Secretary     Razaq Atunwa     LEAH Charity Foundation     School Of Nursing     Neuropsychiatric Hospital     Yahaya Muhammad     Babatunde Ishola Babaita     Okiki     Ilorin East     Undergraduate Bursary     COEASU     Funmilayo Zubair     Elewu     Yusuf Abdulraheem     Ibrahim Oloriegbe     Damilola Yusuf Adelodun     Lawyers Unite Against Corruption     Okin Biscuit     Jumoke F. Ajao     Nigeria Governors\' Forum    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Isiaka Rafiu Mope     National Broadcasting Commission     Alumni Association Of The Federal Polytechnic Offa     Olabode Towoju     Goodluck Jonathan     Hauwa Nuru     T And K FOODS     Federal Road Maintenance Agency     Saidu Isa     Ahmad Olayiwola Kamaldeen     Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu     Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore     Ibrahim Akaje     Iqra Books     Tunji Ajanaku     Wahab Olasupo Egbewole     Shao     Saba Mamman Daniel     Baba Issa Awoye     Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng     REO CAKES     Ilorin Muslim Community     General Hospital, Ilorin     Ilesha Gwanara Road     Dairo Kunle Paul     Tunde Yusuf     Abdulwahab Oba     Is\'haq Modibbo Kawu     PharmAccess Foundation     Sabi     20 Billion Bond     Plat Technologies     Harmony Holdings     Y.A. Abdulkareem     Tricycle Owners Association Of Nigeria     Yahaya Abdulkareem Babaita     Federal Polytechnic Offa     Gabriel Fashanu     Kwara 2015     Arinola Lawal     Tafida Of Kaiama     Iyabo Adisa Ibiyeye     Bareke     Ahmed Bayero     Paul Olawoore     Woro     Ahmad Belgore     08001000100     Yeketi     Sadiq Buhari     Muhammad Akande Olarewaju Odunade     Kayode Yusuf     Wahab Kunle Shittu     Oluronke Adeyemi     Olokoba Abdullahi Ayinla     Adebayo Mohammed Kamaldeen     NURTW     Oba Abdulrahim     Balogin Alanamu     Moshood Kashimawo Abiola     Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum     Muritala Olarewaju     Muhammad Sirajo Aliyu     Rebecca Bake     Alabe     Rafiu Olasile     3MTT     Olatinwo     Issa Oloruntogun     Abubakar B.M     Kwara State Internal Revenue Service     Ahmad Lawan     Yusuf Ibitokun Sherifat     Damilola Yusuf     Isiaka AbdulRazaq     Ndama Al-hassan     George Funsho Adebayo