Some of the affected areas include Motunrayo Olanipekun Close, Saka Saka Street, Irewolede Housing Estate and Ita Amadu in Ilorin.
However, there was no report of human casualty as of the time of filing this report.
At Motunrayo Olanipekun Close, the flood pulled down the fences of some houses in the close and emptied water into apartments on the ground floor. It damaged household items such as radio and television, among others.
A landlord at Motunrayo Olanipekun Close, Mr. Adam Olanipekun, said the flooding occurred at about 3am on Tuesday.
He attributed the cause of the flooding of his area to shops erected along Saka Saka Street which he alleged had obstructed the flow of water.
Lamenting that the flood had destroyed property worth millions of naira, he called on the government to come to their aide.
Olaonipekun said, “Government should do something to remove the makeshift shops at Saka Saka Street. The shops blocked water passage and make the erosion uncontrollable. They are diverting erosion coming from the Olorunsogo area.
“The government should drive those people staying in the makeshift shops away and help us construct drainage channels. The flood damaged the fence of my buildings, three cars and household items.”
The flood, according to a resident who declined to mention his name, also covered the bridge along Oko-Erin Road and also affected nearby residents.
When our correspondent visited the area, grief-stricken residents were seen salvaging remnants of their flooded property.
Our correspondent gathered that the flood also collapsed three sections of the Irewolede Housing Estate along Asa Dam Road as well as the fences of two buildings near Circular Hotel. It also wrecked havoc on houses beside the bridge at the popular the Ita Amodu business area of Ilorin.
The residents, mostly traders who were salvaging their goods when our correspondent visited the area, said the bridge had become a death trap as its stability must have been compromised as a result of the volume of the flood.
A resident and a victim, Mr. Kehinde David, said everybody was confused when water started trickling into their rooms.
He added that many of them started to evacuate their children.
David said, “Before we knew what was happening, there was thunderstorm which broke the fence and the smashed vehicles parked outside.
“I think the major problem is that there are many shops on the main road and they have blocked the passage of water.
“If those shops could be removed, there will be a proper channel for the water to flow.
“We want the government to come to our aid; help us send those people away and construct a very good drainage channel there.
“The water is flowing from the Olorosungo area to this place, but there is no proper channel in this area.
“Some of the houses are wrongly built on the road and the community members are not even ready to take action to contain the problem.
“To forestall this particular problem, proper drainage must be constructed here and this will not happen again.
“I know that we have responsible and responsive government in Kwara. If they can come to our aid, thing will be better.”
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