
Residents of Ikire, the headquarters of Irewole Local Government Area of Osun State, are counting losses after flash floods ravaged the community on Saturday.
According to reports, several properties were destroyed while roads in the community were taken over by flood.
Affected areas in the community include Mateba, Naira and Kobo, Atoto, Fulani, Osun State University Road, Oja-Ale, Owode and Oja-Ale, among others.
Heavy rain started around 7:56 am on Saturday and lasted about four hours, leading to the flash flood.
Residents who own houses and shops were sacked from their properties as the areas were submerged by flood.
Travellers plying the Gbongan/Ikire/Ibadan express road were stranded as the flood prevented them from accessing the road.
The spokesperson of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kehinde Adeleke, who confirmed the incident explained that Ikire and its environs witnessed a heavy and continuous downpour of rainfall in the early hour of today, 22nd July 2023.
He said the downpour lasted for four hours, affecting the town’s major and minor roads.
According to him, motorists were affected because of flooding.
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