Flood Kills Three, Ravages Government House in Osun

• The flood also brought down 25 meters of the perimeter fence of the Osun Government House.

Three persons have been feared dead on Tuesday night when flood swept through Osogbo, the Osun State capital following a heavy downpour.

Several part of the capital city including Ibu-Amon bridge, Jetu stream, Oke-Onitea stream, Rasco area via Old Garage, Oke Baale, Powerline, Testing ground, Obate, and Awesin in Erin-Osun were badly affected.

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The flood also brought down 25 meters of the perimeter fence of the Osun Government House.

Eko Hot Blog learnt that three persons died at the Oke-Onitea and Okejetu areas while trying to pass through the flood.

One of the victims was reported to be a motorcyclist using the road at Oke-Onitea while another whose identity could not be verified was swept away.

According to a resident, Olawuyi Adeleke, another house owner died in the flood at Awesin.

Security operatives diverted vehicular movements from Lamco junction and Oke-Fai en route the Government House so a temporary perimeter fence can be constructed.

At Powerline, the rail track was endangered as flood eroded all the sand beneath the tracks away, suspending only the iron on air.

Spokesperson of Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) Osun Command, Daniel Adigun, confirmed a man drowned at Oke-Onitea and a woman died at Okejetu area.

The corpses, he said, were recovered on the spot.

Osun State Government called for calm among residents and assured victims it was already assessing the impact of the floods.

A statement by the Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs. Funke Egbemonde, informed government has activated its emergency response system, comprising stakeholders in disaster management, including environmental management officers, health workers, and security agencies to respond efficiently to the incident where necessary.

Governor Adegboyega Oyetola on Wednesday evening conducted on- the- spot assessment of the areas affected by the flood.