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.

Umar Sanda Yusuf     Salihu Yahaya     Abdulkadir Orire     Lotus Bank     Durosinlohun Atiku     Omotosho     Alfa Yahaya Road     Aremu Bose Deborah     March 28     Popo-Igbonna     Sheriff Shagaya     Sobi Hill     NFAI     Yahya Mohammed     Busari Alabi Alausa     Ambassador Kayode Laro     Oyin-Zubair     Olusola Saraki     Folaranmi Aro     Toyin Falola     VADA     Olayinka Are     Mahmud Ajeigbe     Yakubu Dogara     Rafiu Olasile     Bayo Ojo     Vasolar Consortium     Abraysports FC     Ajase-Ipo     Awwal Jawondo     Bolakale Kawu     Owo Isowo     Public Holiday     Omupo     Fatima Abolore Jimoh     Mohammed Abduraheem     C2c@kwarastate.gov.ng     KW-GIS     Hassan A. Saliu     Kishira     Moses Adekanye     Rasaq Jimoh     Kawu     Gobirawa     Lanre Badmas     Oyedepo     Riskat Opakunle     Isapa     Adebayo Salami     Olajumoke Monsura Gafar     Gbadeyan Gbadura Yomi     Moremi High School     Oniwa     Olaiya Zuberu     Osi     Saheed Alakoso     IFK     Cassava Growers\' Association     Matthew Okedare     Sheu Ndanusa Usman     Ashiru     Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria     Police Commissioner     RTEAN     Ayedun     Ahmed Mohammed Rifun     Ilorin Emirate Stakeholders Forum     Niyi Osundare     Jide Ashonibare     Muritala Olarewaju     AbdulRazaq AbduMajeed Alaro     Yahaya Dumoye     Plat Technologies Limited     Yusuf Aiyedun     Ganmo Power Sub-Station     Peculiar Allowance     Bukola Saraki    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Funmilayo Mohammed     HYPPADEC     Bisi Oyeleke     National Broadcasting Commission     Theophilus Oyebiyi     IESA     Oba Abdulraheem     PAACO-PCL Consortium     Ayo Adeyemi     Coalition Of Kwara North Groups     UNILORIN Alumni     Yusuf A. Usman     Kwha.gov.ng     Abdulmajeed Wahab     Government High School Adeta     National Information Technology Development Agency     Daud Adeshola     Olusegun Adeniyi     Tunde Yusuf     Oniyangi Kunle Sulaiman     Valsolar     Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency     Emir Of Kano     Yusuf Ibitokun Sherifat     Isapa     Wasiu Onidugbe     Kulende     Yusuf Lawal     Muhammadu Buhari     Balogin Alanamu     Oyedepo     Eghe Igbinehin     Millennium Development Goals     PharmAccess Foundation     Saliu Oluwole     Tunji Olawuyi     Zainab Abass     Sola Saraki Educational Foundation     Afonja     March 28     Sa\'adu Gambari     Modibo Kawu     Tsaragi     Kwara Central     Amuda Bembe     IHS Towers     Wahab Egbewole     Saka Isau     Ahmed Bayero     Ola Falade     Jumoke Monsura Gafar     Pakata     Kwarareports     Femi Agbaje     Harrison Osauwagboe     Oke-Oyi     Col. Ibrahim Taiwo     Baba Issa Awoye     Erubu Oba Zubair     Bashiru Makama     Kayode Ishola     Talaka Parapo     Dauda Adesola     Umar Ayinla Saro     Shehu Raheem Adaramaja     Ita-Nmo Market     Javed Khan     Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Ibrahim Sulu Gambari     Ilorin Emirate     Peculiar Allowance     KFA     Umar Saro     Yakubu Gobir     Waziri Yakubu Gobir     Oyun     Awodun