Our good wishes to our fellow citizens at Trademore Estate in Lugbe, Abuja, for the lives and properties lost as a result of the heavy downpour late Sunday. These things are happening more often these days across the nation. Walk around the Bar Beach area in Victoria Island, Lagos, and look at those abandoned buildings in the supposedly most expensive zip code in West Africa. You will pity the owners: they have washed hands and prepared the nuts for the fowls!
Nigerian civil engineers: it is time to work with the government to enforce the law. Adding an additional building to block drainage risks everyone! Government: permits must not be issued without looking at the drainage system.
People, things need to work in Nigeria. Not everything must be the fault of Aso Rock or state capitals. I saw an estate in Owerri built with largely no drainage. The hope remains that bad things will not happen. Unfortunately, the cases are ramping up.
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Stay strong Trademore Estate; may it be the last.
No fewer than 74 houses were heavily affected by the flood that ravaged Trademore Estate, one of the largest privately-owned estates in Abuja.
The flood, caused by a heavy downpour which started late Sunday, was confirmed to PREMIUM TIMES by residents as the worst disaster that has ever happened in the estate in over nine years.
Already, three persons have been confirmed dead while search for more bodies is ongoing..
Aside from the destroyed buildings and cars worth millions of naira, a number of shops and businesses along the Phase 3 areas of the estate recorded huge losses that are beyond redemption..
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