Rainstorm Renders Scores Homeless in Kwara
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.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
AbdulHamid Adi Umar Ayinla Saro NAWOJ Emir Of Shonga Talaka Parapo Omoniyi M. Ayinla Kwara State Pension Board Yakubu Gobir Suraj Tunji Oyewale Muhammed Akanbi Bareke ENetSuD Local Government Pension Board Saka Adeyemo Oba Abdulrahim Abdulwahab Ololele Reuben Paraje Doyin Awoyale GGDSS Pakata Rafiu Ajakaye Malete AbdulRauf Keji Mopelola Abdulmaliq-Bashir ER-KANG Tanke Road Rihanat Ajia Oloruntoyosi Thomas Ibrahim Taiwo Road Congress For National Consensus Sidikat Akaje Olatinwo Ajike People Support Centre Aliyu Sabi Isiaka Abdulrazak Bashir Badawi Summit University Ado Bayero Kolade Solagberu Oyawoye Gbenga Awoyale Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone Dairo Kunle Paul Onilorin Of Ilorin Amoyo Adisa Logun Funmilayo Mohammed Pakata Development Association Omoniyi Ayinla Olatunji Abdulmumeen Mazars Consulting Babatunde Idiagbon Lithium Kwara Hotel Christopher Tunji Ayeni Alliance For Democracy TIC Kayode Alabi Saka Keji Clara Nwachukwu Saheed Akinwumi Durbar Adesoye Kayode Laro Hamidat Sulyman-Yusuf Wahab Olasupo Egbewole KWSUED Hajj Amusement Park SAPZ Project ARMTI NTA Ilorin Ijagbo Olugbense Ministry Of Women Affairs And Social Development Tinubu Guber Aspirant Siraj Oyewale

