About 200 buildings including classrooms, residential apartment filling station and others were on Wednesday affected by a stormy rain in Oko, surulere local government area of Oyo state
The stormy rain which started at around twenty minutes past seven on Wednesday evening lasted about eighteen minutes.
The destructive rain which blew away many house roofs also swept off many shops and pulled off tree branches.
It also blew off a building roof and dropped on the facility of Radio Nigeria Ogo-Ilu, puncturing the roof and damaging one of the station’s operational vehicles.
Recounting his ordeal,Manager of a filling station,Mr. Johnson Adegboyega said the wind blew away two fuel dispensers at the station.
Another resident who did not want to be quoted told our the wind was lifting his vehicle during the rain.
Some of the residents while counting their losses were appreciative to God that no life was lost to the mishap.
The residents however appealed to the state government through Surulere local government to come to their aid as some means of livelihood had been destroyed.
The people who clustered in groups after the rain had subsided were discussing the unfortunate incident as they suspected that the storm was spiritually propelled.
Hon Segun Dokun Odebunmi, lawmaker representing Surulere- Ogi oluwa rederal Constituency when contacted sympthatise with the victims of the disaster and promised to facilitate support from the appropriate authority
“I have send my aides to the scenes for assessment so that we will.ascertain the level of damage and know what to do”
Also , Chairman Surulere local government,Mr.Isaiah Adegbite said he was just briefed on the matter and promised to visit the town for an on site inspection.
He also empathised with victims of the disaster
