By Oludamisi Ojo
Residents of Abiodun Aloba street in the Isinkan area, Akure, Ondo state capital have sent distressing messages to Ondo State Government, National Emergency Management Agency NEMA, and State Emergency Management for assistance come rainstorm ravaged their properties.
According to the residents, the rain which started normally just grew worse without warning and started blowing off rooftops and destroying anything on its paths
Speaking to reporters on the incident, Princess Olamide Ajijo whose husband’s car parked in their compound was destroyed by the storm that removed the rooftop of a nearby building described the situation as very pathetic.
According to her, the husband just left the house for a meeting with landowners at Oba-file to resolve issues surrounding the land they erected property when the storm wreaked havoc.
She said” In fact, my husband had planned to go to the meeting with the car but couldn’t due to the lingering fuel scarcity, everything happened in a jiffy.
“The storm came suddenly and I was trying to save my children from danger as the whole building was vibrating there was nothing I can do to move the car to safety only to come out when the storm subsided and found our only car in runs.
Princess Ajijo appealed to the Ondo State Government and NEMA to urgently come to their aid.
She said “my husband is a civil servant and you all know how things are in Ondo state now and I’m a full-time housewife and jobless even though a Master’s Degree holder in accountancy.
” That ravaged car is the only one the family has and we are using it especially to take the children to and from school.
“We need help hence my appeal to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to come to our aid to put our only car back on the road as quickly as possible because the hardship will be unbearable.
Another victim Mama Victor who owns a patient medicine store for many years had the rooftop of the shop blown off and rain destroyed most of her drugs urged the Ondo State Government to come to her aid.
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According to her, ” the medicine store has been the family only source of means of livelihood for more than 10 years her husband lost her job.
The victims appealed to both the Federal and State Governments and other public-spirited person institutions especially NEMA and SEMA to urgently come to their assistance.
