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Lagos Roads, Homes Flooded After Downpour
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Flooding has overtaken residential areas and major roads across Lagos State following days of heavy rainfall.
The rain, which lasted for many hours on Wednesday, resulted in severe flooding in various parts of the city, including Ibeju-Lekki, Ketu, Oworonshoki, Oshodi, Epe, Sangotedo, and Awoyaya, others.
Some residents attributed the flooding to the blocked waterways due to indiscriminate dumping of waste in the localities.
Mr. Rasheed Ayobami, a resident of the Labora area, said his house was submerged because of the lack of a functional drainage system in his neighborhood.
‘We’re homeless’
“There is too much water flowing into my compound; the entire house is submerged. I live in a new site where there is no drainage, which makes the water run into residential homes, rendering us homeless because we can’t sleep inside the water,” he said.
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Another resident, Seyi Arowosaye, decried the perennial flooding on the Ibeju-Lekki Expressway due to blocked drains in the metropolis.
Arowosaye called on the Ibeju-Lekki Local Government to clear the drains and urged residents to desist from dumping waste in the drainage systems to control flooding.
He also urged the Lagos State Government to speed up the completion of road repairs in the Sangotedo area.
Mrs. Bola Fadugba lamented the effects of the downpour and flooding in the Labora area: “I live in Labora, but during the rainy season, I relocate with my family to my younger sister’s house in the Eputu area. Flood has taken over my house due to lack of drainage in the environment.
“So many areas in the metropolis are also affected by flooding; the government should find a lasting solution to this perennial flooding challenge,” she said.
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Also, many residents of Okota area of the state spent all morning bailing water out of their flooded apartments.
Motorists have to spend hours on the road coming through Alapere to the Third Mainland Bridge.
Also, heavily flooded was the Iyana-Oworo-Olopomeji area heading to the Third Mainland Bridge, causing heavy traffic that extended to Alapere.
The downpour caused a tree to fall around Airport U-turn in Oshodi.
Personnel of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) were on hand to clear the fallen tree from the road to facilitate traffic flow and ensure public safety.
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Metro
JUST IN: Pandemonium At Benin Abattoir As Gunmen Attempt To Arrest Butchers Union President
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July 25, 2025By
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There was pandemonium on Friday morning at the Benin Abattoir when some uniformed gunmen allegedly led by one SP Anetor attempted to arrest Chief Sunny Omokaro, the National President of the Butchers Union of Nigeria.
Most Butchers had resumed work early as usual and were about to commence their daily tasks when they noticed an unregistered black Hilux van and a Toyota Hiace bus with Edo task force covering the plate number carrying heavily armed men stationed nearby.
According to eyewitnesses, some of the armed men alighted from the vehicle and claimed they had “orders from above” to arrest Chief Sunny Omokaro.
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It was gathered that when the head of the team, Anetor was asked for an ID or warrant of arrest, he could not produce any.
The move sparked outrage among the butchers, who immediately resisted the attempt and demanded that the armed men arrest all of them instead if they must arrest their leader.
Some said since the men could not disclose who sent them and their purpose, they were resisted and forced to leave the slaughter premises.
Unable to execute the arrest due to the butchers’ stiff resistance and loud protests, the gunmen were eventually forced to retreat, driving away in their vehicles, which included the Toyota Hilux van and the Hiace bus bearing a plate cover with “Edo State Task Force” inscription.
Metro
BREAKING: Gunmen Strike Again, Kill 14 Passengers On Their Way From Plateau Market
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July 25, 2025By
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It was another dark day on Thursday, July 24, 2025, after gunmen suspected to be Fulani bandits ambushed a vehicle coming back from the popular Bokkos market in Plateau State, killing 14 passengers, including women and babies.
Eyewitnesses who narrated the incident to DAILY POST said the victims were on their way home from the weekly market after they had conducted their businesses when they were attacked and killed along Chirang Road in Mangor District of the LGA.
One of the eyewitnesses, who did not want his name mentioned, said the heavily armed men blocked the road when the vehicle approached and opened fire sporadically, killing the victims and injuring many others.
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Chairman of the Bokkos Cultural Development Forum (BCDF), Farmasum Fuddang, who also confirmed the incident in a statement seen by DAILY POST on Friday, said it was shocking that despite several peace and reconciliation meetings and efforts to broker peace between farming and herding communities in the council, some bandits would still go ahead to kill innocent people.
“The victims were returning from the weekly market in Bokkos town when their vehicle was ambushed. Victims included women and little babies,” Fuddang said in the statement.
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“This violence occurs despite various so-called peace and reconciliation efforts,” the chairman said.
Fuddang, who did not mince words in accusing Fulani militias of launching the attack, said the fact was clear that they were the culprits, insisting that their goal is to take control of the entire local government area, which is recognized as the potato headquarters of Nigeria.

A 35-year-old woman from Garin Abba village, Fika Local Government Area of Yobe State, has allegedly killed her husband following a heated argument over food.
The woman, identified as Hadiza Mamuda, struck her husband with a long of wood, leading to his death.
Yobe State Police Command, through its Public Relations Officer, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, confirmed the incident in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday.
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“Investigation is underway, and the suspect will be arraigned in court subsequently.
“The victim, a polygamous husband with two wives and five children, including the accused, leaves behind a grieving family,” the statement said.
The State Commissioner of Police, Emmanuel Ado, in the statement, emphasized the need for community intervention initiatives to address domestic violence and abuse.
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He urged religious leaders to intensify sensitization campaigns on the dangers of physical violence in marital affairs.
“The Command remains committed to maintaining security and safety for all citizens”, he said.
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