Rainstorm Wrecks Havoc in Sango Ota, Fell Electricity Poles
Rainstorm wrecked havoc in Ota in Ogun state on Sunday, collapsing several electricity poles along the expressway, during a heavy rainfall.
The heavy rain which started shortly after 1.30 P.M, caused panic in the town.
The storm fell electricity poles and cables immediately after the flyover bridge on Abeokuta bound section of the expressway, halting traffic flow.
One of the poles and cables fell on a passenger bus, whose occupants escaped electrocution, because there was a power outage during the heavy rainfall.
The heavy rain also caused massive flood which submerged several roads in Magoboro, near Ibafo on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
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In a public notice, the IBEDC said, Due to broken poles occasioned by the heavy downpour at Ota and Mowe, customers in the following communities: lyana lyesi, Osuke Town, Egan Road, lyana Ilogbo, Ijaba, Ijagba, Itele, Lafenwa, Singer, Joju, Alishiba, Oju Ore, Tollgate, Eledi, Akeja, Abebi, Osi Round About, Ota Town, Ota Industrial Estate, Igberen, lju, Atan, Onipanu, Obasanjo, Lusada, Arigba, Odugbe, Ado-Odo, Igbesa, Owode. Olokuta, Hanushi, Bamtish Camp Lufiwape, Eltees Farm, August Engineering, Spark Cear Soap Ayetoro, Amazing Grace Oil, Christopher University, Royal Garden Estate, Pentagon Estate and environs are experiencing power outages.
The DisCo urged residents not to tamper with the electrical installations in an attempt to have them repaired, saying its technical team is working to clear and replace the affected poles and cables.
