The heavy rain, which fell on Thursday in Osun
State, left in its trail sorrow and grief as a
lecturer driving in a car was swept away by the
flood.
Our correspondent gathered on Saturday that the
45-year-old lecturer at the Department of
Computer Science, Federal Polytechnic, Offa,
Kwara State, Mr. Adeniyi Adebowale, was swept
away while driving through a flooded road.
He was said to have been warned against
driving through the flooded road by residents of
the area but Adebowale, a prince from Offa, was
said to have insisted on driving through the road
instead of taking an alternative safe road, which
would have taken him more time.
Eyewitnesses told our correspondent that a
Toyota Camry with registration number, LSD 783
CA, which Adebowale was driving, was
submerged by the flood.
The car was seen at a distance not far from the
spot where it was swept away on Friday but
Adebowale was found dead inside it.
He was said to be a resident of the 4040 area at
Oke Gada area of Ede.
According to residents of the area, the late
lecturer was returning to Ede from Ijabe, a town
after Ila Orangun where he had travelled to when
he met his waterloo.
A relative of the deceased told our correspondent
that she called the lecturer and told him on the
telephone that the road beside Oke Gads a Police
Station was flooded and he should avoid it.
Eyewitnesses said the police had raised a red
flag warning motorists against driving through
the flooded road.
Those who recovered his corpse from the back
seat of the car the folloŵing morning said it was
obvious that Adebowale had struggled to escape
from the car after the car had been submerged.
He it was gathered, was survived by his wife,
Sade, and two young children.
The Commissioner for Environment in Osun
State, Prof. Olubokola Oyawoye, was said to
have led government officials to the scene and
she condoled with the family of the deceased.
The Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria
Security and Civil Defence Corps in Osun State,
Mr. Ayo Olowe, when contacted said that he was
aware of the incident but did not have the
details.
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