Floods wreak havoc in Ibadan, kill two

The rain that fell for almost two days in Ibadan, the
Oyo State capital, has claimed lives of two people
and destroyed property.
The rain began on Sunday and continued till Monday
night, sending panic through the flood-prone city.
The Oluyole Local Government Area of the state was
mostly affected by the downpour.
Flood wreaked havoc in the Arapaja area, opposite
the Ibadan/Lagos Expressway and Akala new
extension as motorists who risked wading through
the flood lost control of their vehicles. Unknown to
some motorists, the flood had swept off a linking
bridge. Commercial tricyclists and motorcyclists were
said to have fallen victims. Eye witnesses said two
people were swept away in the area.
Police Public Relations Officer, Oyo State Command,
Olabisi Ilobanafor, confirmed the death of an aged
man and a commercial motorcyclist. She said the
bodies of the two unnamed victims were recovered
by rescue workers.
Ilobanafor said the corpses were recovered around
8.15a.m. on Tuesday near Challenge Police Station.
"The old man's name was unknown. He was going in
the rain and his leg slipped causing him to fall, hit his
head on a stone and he died on the spot," she said.
Our correspondent reports that rescue workers from
the fire service department in the state were seen on
Monday night searching for victims in the river that
runs across the community.