Rainfall causes flooding, gridlock in Lagos… 

Residents of Lagos State had a hectic time plying some roads in the state following the downpour that occurred on Sunday and resulted in massive flooding.

The downpour which started in the early hours of the day continued till the afternoon, submerging some sections of the roads.

The affected areas included Egbeda, Idimu, Isheri-Oshun and Akowonjo in the Alimosho Local Government Area of the state.

It was observed that vehicles meandered through the flood along some sections of the Egbeda-Idimu road.

Also, along the Idimu-Ikotun road, vehicles were seen driving against traffic after the section of the road inward Ikotun was covered with flood water.

 It was a similar sight along Akowonjo Road as a section was flooded causing vehicles to drive slowly.

While expressing their frustration at the development, motorists urged the government to attend to the repeated flooding in the area.

A motorist, Kunle Salau, described the flooding as a regular sight along the road whenever it rained in the area.

The slow movement of vehicles caused by the high volume of flood water also caused gridlock in the affected areas. This also made some of the vehicles break down in between the flooded roads.

Meanwhile, some commuters were stranded at various bus stops due to the unavailability of commercial buses as some of them were stuck in the gridlock. The available ones however hiked their fares.

When contacted, the Commissioner for Information, Gbenga Omotoso, said efforts were ongoing regarding the drainage channels in the state.