A heavy downpour which started
around 3:00PM and ended at about 5:30PM on Friday, with a heavy storm
pulling off roofs from buildings while some electric poles and vehicles
parked on the roadside were damaged, has wreaked havoc and destroyed property worth millions of Naira in Adebayo and Oke- Oriomi areas of Ado Ekiti.
The residents, who said the heavy shower was the first major downpour
in the state in 2017, counted their loses and called on the Ekiti State
Government to come to their rescue.
“We are calling on the State Government to come to our aid, our roofs
have been removed and we don’t have any other place to put our head.
“Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) should please look
into the area of maintenance of their facilities; some of the electric
poles are half broken and due for replacement but nothing is done,” a
resident said.
No life was lost so far while BEDC has been asked to urgently disconnect the wires from the poles.
Source - Channels
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