Heavy Rain Wreaks Havoc In Oyo

Some residents of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital have been displaced following a heavy rainfall that wrecked havoc in some parts of the ancient city.

As a result, several houses and structures worth millions of naira were destroyed by the rain, which was accompanied by thunder storms.

Some of the affected areas included Alaaka, Igbonna and communities along the Apete-Awotan-Akufo Road.

A resident of the area who bagged not to be named, called on the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, and State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, to come to the aid of the victims.

“Some houses were affected in our area as a result of heavy rain that wrecked havoc in our community. I can count five buildings, some other structures were affected. Some people have been displaced as a result of this incident.

“I want to appeal to NEMA and SEMA to please come to the aid of the victims. It will go a long way to assist them,” the man said.

It was also gathered that some equipments at Noble 107.1 FM Ibadan were destroyed.

The radio station has been off air as a result of the incident.

A staff of the radio station who spoke on Saturday on the condition of anonymity also confirmed the incident.

He said, “I don’t know about any other radio stations, I can tell you that we have been off air since yesterday.

“It affected some of our equipments at Noble 107.1 FM Ibadan. We are trying to put things together now for us to get back on air.”