- The Ogun State Government has urged residents living in riverbank and wetland areas to prepare for the overflow of Ogun River in the next two weeks, from Oct. 20 to Nov. 3.
- This is contained in a flood alert released by the Commissioner for Environment, Mr Ola Oresanya, in Abeokuta on Monday.
- Oresanya listed the areas as
- 1. Akute,
- 2. Alagbole,
- 3. Isheri,
- 4. Magboro,
- 5. Makogi,
- 6. Orimerunmu,
- 7. Iro, Kajola
- and part of Abeokuta specifically
- 8. Lafenwa,
- 9. Enugada,
- Adedotun,
- Iberekodo,
- Akin-Olugbade, and.
- Ago-Odo
- He said the alert was part of the government’s continued efforts at mitigating flooding in the state through its periodic flood alert.
“The overflow from Ogun river would rise as a result of controlled release of water from Oyan Dam due to heavy rainfall from up-north.
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