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.
GGDSS Pakata Yusuf Olaolu Ali Dan Iya ANCOPPS KWIRS Awodun ER-KANG Sanitation Exercise Mumini Ishola Hanafi Mohammed Kamaludeen Peter Obi Ezekiel Yissa Benjamin Ilorin General Hospital Ogidi-Oloje Bayer Nigeria Limited Halimah Perogi Justina Oha Sodiya Lawal Jimoh Hakeem Idris GAMA Ogbondoroko Abdulrasheed Akogun Towobola Abdulrahman Toyin Saidu Yaro Musa Ayodele Shittu Forgo Battery Company Limited Muhammed Mahe Abdulkadir Ahmad Belgore Olosi Of Osi Abubakar Aliagan 11th Galadima Emir Of Shonga Col. Adedipe Mohammed Saidu General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Ilorin Hassan A. Saliu Maigidasanma Haliru Dantoro Tunde Mukaila Mustapha Okanlawon Musa Usman Yunusa Gbenga Adebayo Government High School Adeta Onilorin Of Ilorin Olokoba Rapheal Ashaolu Zulkifli Ibraheem Elesie Of Esie Moshood Kashimawo Abiola ITEM 7 Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq Al-Hikmah Radio Bilikisu Gambari Funmilayo Oniwa CLAY POT Ophthalmological Society Of Nigeria Akom Construction And Engineering Synergy Ltd Jimoh Bashir Agbarigidoma Saba Mamman Daniel Abubakar Baba Sulaiman IYA YUSUF Kayode Laro Ayobola Ipinlaiye Ilorin Airport NIRSAL Titus Ashaolu Abubakar Baba Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa Ahmad Olayiwola Kamaldeen Kwara Basketball Association Buhari Bello Oyebanji Tunde Idiagbon Road Yusuf Amuda Abubakar Abdul-Rahoof Bello

