4 Die In Kwara Flood

No fewer than four people have been confirmed dead after a heavy downpour in Ilorin, Kwara State.

Property worth millions of naira was also lost to flood occasioned by a 10-hour torrential rainfall.

LEADERSHIP Sunday gathered that two bodies and a Toyota Yaris car with Reg No APP 544 E were removed by men of the state fire service from a river opposite Olusola Saraki abattoir, along Sobi Road in Ilorin yesterday.

It was gathered that two youths swimming to catch fish along Asa riverine area, especially at Amilengbe area behind Salem House in Ilorin metropolis drowned in the process.

The spokesman of Kwara State Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle and the general manager of the Kwara State Environmental Protection Agency (KWEPA), Sa’ad Ayuba Dan Musa, confirmed the development to LEADERSHIP Sunday yesterday.

“Today, October 1, 2022, the Kwara State Fire Service has removed two human bodies and a Toyota Yaris car with Reg No APP544E from a river at Opposite Olusola Saraki Abattoir, along Sobi Road in Ilorin, capital of Kwara State.

“Information has it that the incident occurred during the downpour when they were struggling to drive through the bridge and suddenly got stuck by the flood and pushed into the river.

“In truth, the rescue work was like a joint operation because all the people in the neighbourhood gave their full support to the firemen throughout the operation.

“Therefore, the director, Kwara State Fire Service, Prince Falade John Olumuyiwa, urged the general public to please avoid driving whenever there is heavy rainfall”, Adekunle said.

Also, the general manager of KWEPA confirmed that two lives were lost when youths were reportedly fishing at Asa River and fish ponds damaged by flood occasioned by the heavy downpour.