Police Block Ahmadu Bello Way Over Flood
By Victor Ernest with agency reports
An unprecedented flood took over the entire Ahmadu Bello way in Victoria Island, Lagos, on Saturday, forcing some residents and commercial offices to vacate their premises.
The Lagos State Police Command has temporarily closed the road for human and vehicular movements due to threat by heavy flood.
The flood was due to continuous downpour for three consecutive days.
Unsafe route
The command’s spokesman, ASP Olarinde Famous-Cole, told News Agency of Nigeria that the second link-road to the Island coming from Lagos mainland was unsafe for motorists.
Famous-Cole said that the down pour in the state has caused flood making other roads on the Island unsafe.
He said that the flood has caused traffic gridlock in parts of Victoria Island and its environs and advised motorist plying Ahmadu Bello Way and other areas prone to flood to take alternative routes approved by traffic officials.
”The flood in the area has caused us to temporarily block Ahmadu Bello Way for safety of motorists.
”We want the public to know that the relevant traffic and security agencies are on ground to flush out the drains and secure road users in the state,” Famous-Cole said.
