Residents of Ibeju Lekki in Lagos have on Saturday lamented their loss of valuables worth millions of Naira to flood caused by continuous rainfall, coupled with poor drainage facilities in the community.
Some of the residents, in an exclusive interview said the early morning downpour left several roads and homes in the area flooded.
Mr Luqman Balogun, a member of the Community Development Association, in Ibeju-Lekki, said that it had been a long time since the community witnessed such torrential rain.
“What I have observed now is that there are no working drainage channels in Ibeju-Lekki, as we have in other parts of Lagos State,’’ he said.
Balogun mentioned some of the areas affected by the flood included Kajola, Majek first-gate area, Lakowe, Eleko, Oribanwa and Awoyaya, amongst others.
“Despite all the challenges, government is still giving us estimated taxes and ridiculous bills.
Mrs Bola Fadahunsi, another resident, lamented that the bad roads and flooding were causing a lot of damage to the vehicles of residents, costing them more money to maintain.
