NEMA warns residents in Osun to vacate river banks

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has urged residents in Osun living along the river banks and waterways to vacate their homes as it prepares for heavy downpour from September and November.

According to Zonal Head of Operations for Ekiti, Osun and Ondo states, Olusegun Afolayan, this is to avoid loss of life and property.

He said Osun was one of the 28 states the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) confirmed would experience flooding.

He said: “The only way to reduce effects of the predicted flooding is by allowing the water to flow its natural course without hindrance.

“We have high probable risk flood areas in Osogbo and Ila-Orangun, together with 14 other local governments. I appeal to residents living close to river banks and waterways to leave the area before the rains begin, to avoid losing life and property,” The Nations reports.