By Richard Akintade, Osogbo
Property worth million of Naira were destroyed by rainstorm in different parts of Ipetumodu, the headquarters of Ife North Local Government Area of Osun State at the early hour of Thursday (15th of April, 2021.)
The affected areas included, Koso, Akinola, Ipetumodu Town Hall, Market Square to Sooko, Alagbayun to Origbo Community High School, OCHS Ipetumodu, Adekola compound, Isale-Ola as well as C&S Grammar School, Ipetumodu.
According to the General Secretary, Ipetumodu Development Forum, IDF, Mr Kehinde Oyetumbi in a press statement issued on Saturday and made available to journalists in Osogbo, wooden containers were blown away, while traffic was obstructed by electric poles which fell on the main roads linking Ipetumodu with other neighbouring communities.
Oyetumbi said, “although no casualty was recorded, but many residents were seeing parking out of their buildings which roofs were blown off by the heavy downpour”
The IPU General Secretary said, the rain which started around 4:12pm and lasted till 5:54pm had rendered many residents of the ancient Ipetumodu community homeless.
Oyetumbi, who called for the urgent intervention by both the state, local and federal governments lamented that, social and economic activities of the entire Ipetumodu had been paralysed due to the ravaging flood.
“We are appealing to the Osun State government, Osun State Emergency Management Agency, OSEMA, National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA and philanthropists to come to the aid of the people of Ipetumodu” he concluded.
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