Oyo, Ekiti warn residents over flooding
Oyo State government has called on people living close to flood-prone areas to vacate pending the period the present heavy rains would recede to avoid loss of lives and valuable properties to the flood.
Oyo State government also enjoined residents to desist from actions capable of aggravating flooding, including the dumping of wastes on river channels and waterways, which may result in the blockage of drainage and river channels. Some of the areas where the rivers and streams overflowed their banks in Ibadan include Ogundipe and Arikemase community at Olodo area of Egbeda Local Government in Ibadan.But, Agbeyo gave his warning while inspecting some of the places ravaged by flood as a result of the recent downpour.
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