The Lagos State Government has issued a warning to residents living downstream of the Ogun River of the possibility of experiencing floods this October. The government has directed residents of eighteen areas to relocate immediately to ensure their safety.
According to Kunle Adeshina, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Environment, the affected areas are Alagbole, Agboyi I, Agboyi II, Ajegunle, Itowolo, Majidun, Ibeshe, Baiyeku, Meiran, Maidan, Kara, Isheri-Olowora, Agiliti, Owode-Onirin, Owode-Elede, Maidan, Lekki-Ajah, and the Lagos Lagoon boundaries.
The warning follows a public statement by the Ogun Osun River Basin Authority indicating rainfall and average water released monthly for the years 2021, 2022, and 2023 until mid-October and warning of possible inundation by flooding which is already happening.
Adeshina stressed that the safety of the lives and properties of residents is paramount to the government. Therefore, the urgent call for citizens’ relocation is necessary.
Residents of Lekki-Ajah, Meiran, and 16 other areas in Lagos have been ordered to relocate due to flooding.
