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.

Ibrahim Abiodun     Neo Mundo Ltd     SGBN     Kwara State Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Abdulrazaq Aiyelabegan     Haruna Tambiri Mohammed     Mufutau Olatinwo     Offorjama     Salau Kabiru Abdullahi     Unilorin     Makama Of Kaiama     Isaac Aderemi Kolawole     Sebastine Obasi     Garba Ayodele Wahab     Ibrahim Jawondo     Pakata Development Association     Nigerian Medical Association     Tanke Flyover Bridge     Asiwaju Bola Tinubu     Mahe Abdulkadir     Lanwa     Kannike     Ajase-Ipo     Public Holiday     Lola Ashiru     Kwara Metro Park     Al-Hikmah University     Kunle Suleiman     Islamiya Abdulraheem     Sai Kayi     Lateef Fagbemi     Gbugbu     Eghe Igbinehi     Shuaibu Yaman Abdullahi     Kwara State Fish Farmers Association     Hassan Saliu     Lanre Badmus     Amina Susa\'a De Ahmed     Clara Nwachukwu     Shagari     NURTW     Yusuf Lanre Badmus     Iyaloja-General     Popo-Igbonna     Jalala     Salmon Babatunde Salmon     Isin     Hassanat Bello     Bankole Omisore     James Ayeni     Akorede     Facebook     First Lady     Bond     Yusuf Badmus     IPSAS     Usman Yunusa     Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency     Muhammad Fawaz Abubakar     Hamidat Sulyman-Yusuf     Sobi     Gambari     Raimi Iyanda     Muhammad-Mustapha Suleiman     Aisha Ahman Pategi     Emir Of Lafiagi     Azeez Salawu     Lithium Deposit     Sidikat Uthman Ajibola     Undergraduate Bursary     Ahmed Mohammed Rifun     Olatunde Oyeyiola     Borgu     Sheikh Ridhwanullah El-ilory     Esuwoye     Madawaki Of Ilorin     Democracy Day    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Ibrahim Labaika     Illyasu Abdullahi     Edret Sabi Abel     Tayo Awodiji     Tsaragi     Kayode Oyin-Zubair     Olota Of Odo-Owa     TIIDELab     Tunde Mukaila Mustapha     Alfa Modibo Belgore     Isiaka Danmeromu     Rebecca Bake     AGILE Programme     Saudat Abdulbaqi     Tunde Akanbi     AbdulQowiy Olododo     Iponrin     Olubukola Kifayat Adedeji     Bukola Ajikobi     Face Masks     Olofa Of Offa     Bola Olukoju     Vishvas KOZ Tractors     Ilorin Talaka Parapo (ITP)     Adama Isa     Moshood Kashimawo Abiola     Saad Omo Iya     Bolaji Aladie     Fatai Olodo     Ibrahim Kayode Adeyemi     GAMA     Orisun Igbomina     Mohammed Jimoh Faworaja     Waheed Ibrahim     Ifelodun     Oju Ekun Sarumi     Afolabi-Oshatimehin Adenike Harriet     Kwasu     Ibrahim Gambari     Yakubu Shaaba     Oluwarotimi Boluwatife Adenike     Sun Qing Rong     Dan Iya     New Naira Notes     Jimoh Olusola Imam     Funmilayo Braithwaite     Kwara Liberation Group     Read With Me     Bond     Obuh     Raymond Olaitan     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     Matthew Babaoye     SGBN     Owu Fall     Bibire Ajape     Olayinka Olaogun     Sherif Shagaya     Budo-Egba     Kupchi Hosea Maxwell     Kwara TV     Sanitation Exercise     Okoolowo     Babatunde Ishola Babaita     Osinbajo     Lai Mohammed     Raji AbdulRasaq     GRA     Alfa Belgore     Bello Oyedepo     Offa Poly     Oyawoye     Zulu Gambari     Okin Biscuit     Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku     Binta Abubakar Mora     Adamu B. Yaqubu