Floodingtriggered by heavy rainfall has washed away graves, destroyed no fewer than 20 houses and claimed the life of a motorcyclist in Igarra, headquarters of Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State.Sunday PUNCH gathered that the heavy downpour over the past few days caused widespread destruction in Igarra and surrounding villages, with several houses submerged for days.Graves located within residential compounds, including one on Okpe Road near the Igarra Police Station, were washed away, while the private residence of Taiwo Akerele, the former Chief of Staff to ex-governor Godwin Obaseki, and others were also affected.According to residents, the devastating flooding came exactly 10 years after a similar incident that claimed a life and destroyed several houses.Our correspondent gathered the areas worst hit by the flood included Iretutu axis, Pope Francis Road, Okpe Road, Market Road and Rest House Road, all in Igarra.Also, a lone motorcyclist swept away by the flood was found dead two days later.A resident, who identified himself simply as Aliyu, said it was clear the motorcyclist had died after he was swept away by the flood.Related NewsVenezuela quake death toll exceeds 5,000 — OfficialFire guts building in AnambraLagos blames heavy rainfall for worsening road conditions“It was unfortunate that the motorcyclist was swept away by the flood and his corpse was discovered two days after,” he said.Also confirming the incident on Saturday, the councillor representing Ward 1 in the area, Asebe Rabi, described the flood as devastating, saying many people had lost their property and means of livelihood.On his part, the Chairman of the local government area, Alabi Oshionogue, said necessary agencies, including the State Emergency Management Agency, had been informed.“We have taken records and communicated with SEMA and are also following up on it. We sympathise with the affected families while making plans to ameliorate the situation before us as a government.“We are working in collaboration with the SEMA to ensure those affected by the flood are reached in this trying period.“I have directed the HOLGA and the HOD, Environment/Works, to carry out immediateintervention by clearing the drainages and removing the refuse and waste deposited by the flood across the affected areas,” he said. Sunday PUNCH gathered that the heavy downpour over the past few days caused widespread destruction in Igarra and surrounding villages, with several houses submerged for days.Graves located within residential compounds, including one on Okpe Road near the Igarra Police Station, were washed away, while the private residence of Taiwo Akerele, the former Chief of Staff to ex-governor Godwin Obaseki, and others were also affected.According to residents, the devastating flooding came exactly 10 years after a similar incident that claimed a life and destroyed several houses.Our correspondent gathered the areas worst hit by the flood included Iretutu axis, Pope Francis Road, Okpe Road, Market Road and Rest House Road, all in Igarra.Also, a lone motorcyclist swept away by the flood was found dead two days later.A resident, who identified himself simply as Aliyu, said it was clear the motorcyclist had died after he was swept away by the flood.Related NewsVenezuela quake death toll exceeds 5,000 — OfficialFire guts building in AnambraLagos blames heavy rainfall for worsening road conditions“It was unfortunate that the motorcyclist was swept away by the flood and his corpse was discovered two days after,” he said.Also confirming the incident on Saturday, the councillor representing Ward 1 in the area, Asebe Rabi, described the flood as devastating, saying many people had lost their property and means of livelihood.On his part, the Chairman of the local government area, Alabi Oshionogue, said necessary agencies, including the State Emergency Management Agency, had been informed.“We have taken records and communicated with SEMA and are also following up on it. We sympathise with the affected families while making plans to ameliorate the situation before us as a government.“We are working in collaboration with the SEMA to ensure those affected by the flood are reached in this trying period.“I have directed the HOLGA and the HOD, Environment/Works, to carry out immediateintervention by clearing the drainages and removing the refuse and waste deposited by the flood across the affected areas,” he said. Graves located within residential compounds, including one on Okpe Road near the Igarra Police Station, were washed away, while the private residence of Taiwo Akerele, the former Chief of Staff to ex-governor Godwin Obaseki, and others were also affected.According to residents, the devastating flooding came exactly 10 years after a similar incident that claimed a life and destroyed several houses.Our correspondent gathered the areas worst hit by the flood included Iretutu axis, Pope Francis Road, Okpe Road, Market Road and Rest House Road, all in Igarra.Also, a lone motorcyclist swept away by the flood was found dead two days later.A resident, who identified himself simply as Aliyu, said it was clear the motorcyclist had died after he was swept away by the flood.Related NewsVenezuela quake death toll exceeds 5,000 — OfficialFire guts building in AnambraLagos blames heavy rainfall for worsening road conditions“It was unfortunate that the motorcyclist was swept away by the flood and his corpse was discovered two days after,” he said.Also confirming the incident on Saturday, the councillor representing Ward 1 in the area, Asebe Rabi, described the flood as devastating, saying many people had lost their property and means of livelihood.On his part, the Chairman of the local government area, Alabi Oshionogue, said necessary agencies, including the State Emergency Management Agency, had been informed.“We have taken records and communicated with SEMA and are also following up on it. We sympathise with the affected families while making plans to ameliorate the situation before us as a government.“We are working in collaboration with the SEMA to ensure those affected by the flood are reached in this trying period.“I have directed the HOLGA and the HOD, Environment/Works, to carry out immediateintervention by clearing the drainages and removing the refuse and waste deposited by the flood across the affected areas,” he said. According to residents, the devastating flooding came exactly 10 years after a similar incident that claimed a life and destroyed several houses.Our correspondent gathered the areas worst hit by the flood included Iretutu axis, Pope Francis Road, Okpe Road, Market Road and Rest House Road, all in Igarra.Also, a lone motorcyclist swept away by the flood was found dead two days later.A resident, who identified himself simply as Aliyu, said it was clear the motorcyclist had died after he was swept away by the flood.Related NewsVenezuela quake death toll exceeds 5,000 — OfficialFire guts building in AnambraLagos blames heavy rainfall for worsening road conditions“It was unfortunate that the motorcyclist was swept away by the flood and his corpse was discovered two days after,” he said.Also confirming the incident on Saturday, the councillor representing Ward 1 in the area, Asebe Rabi, described the flood as devastating, saying many people had lost their property and means of livelihood.On his part, the Chairman of the local government area, Alabi Oshionogue, said necessary agencies, including the State Emergency Management Agency, had been informed.“We have taken records and communicated with SEMA and are also following up on it. We sympathise with the affected families while making plans to ameliorate the situation before us as a government.“We are working in collaboration with the SEMA to ensure those affected by the flood are reached in this trying period.“I have directed the HOLGA and the HOD, Environment/Works, to carry out immediateintervention by clearing the drainages and removing the refuse and waste deposited by the flood across the affected areas,” he said. Our correspondent gathered the areas worst hit by the flood included Iretutu axis, Pope Francis Road, Okpe Road, Market Road and Rest House Road, all in Igarra.Also, a lone motorcyclist swept away by the flood was found dead two days later.A resident, who identified himself simply as Aliyu, said it was clear the motorcyclist had died after he was swept away by the flood.Related NewsVenezuela quake death toll exceeds 5,000 — OfficialFire guts building in AnambraLagos blames heavy rainfall for worsening road conditions“It was unfortunate that the motorcyclist was swept away by the flood and his corpse was discovered two days after,” he said.Also confirming the incident on Saturday, the councillor representing Ward 1 in the area, Asebe Rabi, described the flood as devastating, saying many people had lost their property and means of livelihood.On his part, the Chairman of the local government area, Alabi Oshionogue, said necessary agencies, including the State Emergency Management Agency, had been informed.“We have taken records and communicated with SEMA and are also following up on it. We sympathise with the affected families while making plans to ameliorate the situation before us as a government.“We are working in collaboration with the SEMA to ensure those affected by the flood are reached in this trying period.“I have directed the HOLGA and the HOD, Environment/Works, to carry out immediateintervention by clearing the drainages and removing the refuse and waste deposited by the flood across the affected areas,” he said. Also, a lone motorcyclist swept away by the flood was found dead two days later.A resident, who identified himself simply as Aliyu, said it was clear the motorcyclist had died after he was swept away by the flood.Related NewsVenezuela quake death toll exceeds 5,000 — OfficialFire guts building in AnambraLagos blames heavy rainfall for worsening road conditions“It was unfortunate that the motorcyclist was swept away by the flood and his corpse was discovered two days after,” he said.Also confirming the incident on Saturday, the councillor representing Ward 1 in the area, Asebe Rabi, described the flood as devastating, saying many people had lost their property and means of livelihood.On his part, the Chairman of the local government area, Alabi Oshionogue, said necessary agencies, including the State Emergency Management Agency, had been informed.“We have taken records and communicated with SEMA and are also following up on it. We sympathise with the affected families while making plans to ameliorate the situation before us as a government.“We are working in collaboration with the SEMA to ensure those affected by the flood are reached in this trying period.“I have directed the HOLGA and the HOD, Environment/Works, to carry out immediateintervention by clearing the drainages and removing the refuse and waste deposited by the flood across the affected areas,” he said. A resident, who identified himself simply as Aliyu, said it was clear the motorcyclist had died after he was swept away by the flood.Related NewsVenezuela quake death toll exceeds 5,000 — OfficialFire guts building in AnambraLagos blames heavy rainfall for worsening road conditions“It was unfortunate that the motorcyclist was swept away by the flood and his corpse was discovered two days after,” he said.Also confirming the incident on Saturday, the councillor representing Ward 1 in the area, Asebe Rabi, described the flood as devastating, saying many people had lost their property and means of livelihood.On his part, the Chairman of the local government area, Alabi Oshionogue, said necessary agencies, including the State Emergency Management Agency, had been informed.“We have taken records and communicated with SEMA and are also following up on it. We sympathise with the affected families while making plans to ameliorate the situation before us as a government.“We are working in collaboration with the SEMA to ensure those affected by the flood are reached in this trying period.“I have directed the HOLGA and the HOD, Environment/Works, to carry out immediateintervention by clearing the drainages and removing the refuse and waste deposited by the flood across the affected areas,” he said. “It was unfortunate that the motorcyclist was swept away by the flood and his corpse was discovered two days after,” he said.Also confirming the incident on Saturday, the councillor representing Ward 1 in the area, Asebe Rabi, described the flood as devastating, saying many people had lost their property and means of livelihood.On his part, the Chairman of the local government area, Alabi Oshionogue, said necessary agencies, including the State Emergency Management Agency, had been informed.“We have taken records and communicated with SEMA and are also following up on it. We sympathise with the affected families while making plans to ameliorate the situation before us as a government.“We are working in collaboration with the SEMA to ensure those affected by the flood are reached in this trying period.“I have directed the HOLGA and the HOD, Environment/Works, to carry out immediateintervention by clearing the drainages and removing the refuse and waste deposited by the flood across the affected areas,” he said. Also confirming the incident on Saturday, the councillor representing Ward 1 in the area, Asebe Rabi, described the flood as devastating, saying many people had lost their property and means of livelihood.On his part, the Chairman of the local government area, Alabi Oshionogue, said necessary agencies, including the State Emergency Management Agency, had been informed.“We have taken records and communicated with SEMA and are also following up on it. We sympathise with the affected families while making plans to ameliorate the situation before us as a government.“We are working in collaboration with the SEMA to ensure those affected by the flood are reached in this trying period.“I have directed the HOLGA and the HOD, Environment/Works, to carry out immediateintervention by clearing the drainages and removing the refuse and waste deposited by the flood across the affected areas,” he said. On his part, the Chairman of the local government area, Alabi Oshionogue, said necessary agencies, including the State Emergency Management Agency, had been informed.“We have taken records and communicated with SEMA and are also following up on it. We sympathise with the affected families while making plans to ameliorate the situation before us as a government.“We are working in collaboration with the SEMA to ensure those affected by the flood are reached in this trying period.“I have directed the HOLGA and the HOD, Environment/Works, to carry out immediateintervention by clearing the drainages and removing the refuse and waste deposited by the flood across the affected areas,” he said. “We have taken records and communicated with SEMA and are also following up on it. We sympathise with the affected families while making plans to ameliorate the situation before us as a government.“We are working in collaboration with the SEMA to ensure those affected by the flood are reached in this trying period.“I have directed the HOLGA and the HOD, Environment/Works, to carry out immediateintervention by clearing the drainages and removing the refuse and waste deposited by the flood across the affected areas,” he said. “We are working in collaboration with the SEMA to ensure those affected by the flood are reached in this trying period.“I have directed the HOLGA and the HOD, Environment/Works, to carry out immediateintervention by clearing the drainages and removing the refuse and waste deposited by the flood across the affected areas,” he said. “I have directed the HOLGA and the HOD, Environment/Works, to carry out immediateintervention by clearing the drainages and removing the refuse and waste deposited by the flood across the affected areas,” he said.