Many houses were destroyed, and two persons rescued, after flood took over Dogongada, Lokogoma, Damangaza and Apo Dutse in the Gudu district areas of the Federal Capital Territory with a lot of houses, roads and the Dragon Gada bridge surmounted by the water.
The flood, which was caused by a downpour on Wednesday, affected and makes routes leading out of Lokogoma to Gudu and Shell Cooperative through NCDC Lab to Gaduwa Estate to be inaccessible for hours.
A resident of Efab estate who spoke on the matter in his words said, “Today, we woke up to see many houses in the area flooded. This has been happening to us year in and year out. It is the same issue of poor channelisation of waterways. We are still pleading with the government. These waterways cut across about six estates in Lokogoma.”
Another resident, who gave his name as Friday, said the flood swept away vehicles and rendered many homeless.
The Director-General, FCT Emergency Management Agency, Abbas Idriss, however confirmed the incident, he said that cars and persons trapped in the flood were rescued, and that the FCTA will barricade the sleep road from Games Village to the Airport Road and others within the FCT in order to save lives and property.
He said, “We had to wait for the water to submerge before moving out.
“Some people can’t stay in their houses for the next two days without praying that the rain should not fall and the rain has just started. Today’s flood broke a fence and washed away two vehicles. We thank God that nobody died in it.”
Idriss said, “Some houses were submerged, while others were partially submerged. We rescued two persons trapped in the flood. Also, cars swept away by the flood were recovered.
“Also, following a downpour in the Lokogoma district of the Federal Capital Territory, occasioned by the rainfall of Wednesday, the FCTA will barricade the sleep road from Games Village to the Airport Road and others within the FCT in order to save lives and property.”