Commuters Stranded As Flood Overruns Ife-Ibadan Highway

Heavy rainfall which lasted about four hours on Saturday led to the flooding of Ife/Ibadan road at Naira and Kobo Junction in Ikire, impeding movement along the expressway.

Besides stopping vehicular and human traffic for some hours, the flood also damaged business premises in the expressway.

It was learnt that many commuters passing through Ikire when the flood was at its peak, had to abandon their vehicles to avoid being swept away and waited for some hours for the water to recede before they proceeded on their journey.

Osun State Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kehinde Adeleke, in a statement issued said, “Ikire and its environs witnessed a heavy and continuous rainfall in the early hour 22nd July, which lasted for good four hours.

“Ife/Ibadan expressway was blocked and minor roads within the Ikire town were also affected. Motorists were affected because the flood blocked some roads, but no record of casualty as at now.”

Reacting to the incident, Osun State Commissioner for Environment and Sanitation, Mr. Mayowa Adejoorin, told residents not to panic over the flash flood, as personnel of the ministry had been directed to find a temporary solution to the situation.