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.

Ramat Oganija     Kwara State Polytechnic     Joseph Daudu     Dorcas Afeniforo     Kwara State Government     Kwara Restoration Project     Hassan Oyeleke     Ilorin Metro Park     Shero     Standard Organization Of Nigeria     Balikis Jawondo     Olusegun Adeniyi     Okin Biscuit     Muhammad Fawaz Abubakar     Galadima     Suleiman Abubakar     Kwasu     Kale Ayo     Federal College Of Education (Special), Afon     Hassan Abdulazeez Elewu     Femtech     Valsolar Consortium     Tunji Folami     ER-KANG     Chief Imam Of Offa     Tinubu     Ita-Ore     Muhammad Toyin Sanusi     KwaraLearn     Shuaibu Yaman     Pakata Patriots     Students Union Government     Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum     Aliyu Adebayo     Yusuf Babatunde Abdulwahab     Baboko     Medinat Folorunsho Salman     Ahmed Alhasssan     Michael Nzwekwe     Quranic Recitation Competition     KWAFFA     Nigerian Medical Association     Umar Ahmed Gunu     Olabanji Orilonishe     Shehu Jimoh     Abdulfatai Ahmed     NIPR     Peter Amogbonjaye     Alabi Olayemi Abdulrazak     Folorunsho Alao     Kola Olota     Gbugbu     Aliyu Muhammad Saifudeen     Gobir     Ogbondoroko     Saeedat Aliyu     AbdulRasaq Abdulmajeed Alaro     Afolasade Opeyemi Kemi     YAKOOYO     Shuaib Abdulkadir     Mohammed Alabi Lawal     Mohammed Tunde-Jimoh     Saliu Ajia     Volunteers Of Ilorin Community And The Emirate     Hakeem Idris     Samari     Segun Abifarin     Akeem Lawal     Alao Ayotunde     Christopher Ayeni     Sambo Murtala     SWAN     Mubarak Oladosu     NITDA     Gbenga Olawepo     Bisi Oyeleke     Cornelius Adebayo    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Yusuf Amuda Gobir     Yusuf Mubarak     Amuda Aluko     Nurudeen Mohammed     Kazeem Gbolagade     Idofin     Sardauna     Bolakale Ayo     Kunle Akogun     Olaiya Zuberu     Rex Olawoye     Democracy Day     Saka Adeyemo     Buhari     Olukotun Of Ikotun     Yakubu Dogara     Tunji Moronfoye     Omoniyi     Harrison Osauwagboe     Chief Imam Of Offa     Dorcas Afeniforo     Dan Masanin     Sulyman Tejidini     Akanbi-Oke     QuickWin     Rafiu Olasile     Kayode Ishola     Shonga     Ilorin Amusement Park     School Of Nursing     Mansur Alfanla     Mike Omotosho     Mukhtar Shagaya     Lawal Jimoh     Garba Dogo     Cornelius Fawenu     Abdulrazaq Akorede     Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence     Segun Abifarin     Kale Ayo     Dapo Teni Nig Enterprise     KWASAA     NURTW     S.O. Opowoye     Binta Sulyman     Orire     Adekunle David Dunmade     Pakata Patriots     Sheikh Ariyibi     Sa\'adu Gambari     Babatunde Ishola Babaita     Abdulraheem Yusuf     Federal College Of Education (Special), Afon     Ajibike Katibi     Cornelius Adebayo     Universal Basic Education Commission     Kunle Suleiman     Femtech     Bello Taoheed Abubakar     Lanre Olosunde     Oke-Ode     Oko-Olowo     Yoruba     Kassim Babamale     Yekini Adio     GANZY     Col. Taiwo     Code Of Conduct Bureau     Kwara     Sheu Ndanusa Usman     Adamu Attah     Yahaya Jibril Usman     Halimat Yusuf     MAI Akande     Na\'Allah     Mohammed Halidu     Kawu Baraje