Three bloated corpses two of which were identified as policemen, were seen on monday, 16th July, 2012 seen floating on ‘Dandaru dam’ on Secretariat/Parliament Road, Ibadan, close to the Fisheries Department of the state Ministry of Agriculture.
Persistent weekend rain and subsequent flooding in Ibadan the oyo state capital had claimed the lives of five persons, Ojo Adelusi; Sunday Ijoh; Sunkami Iyiola, Wole Iyiola and Ope Ogungbemi, were said to be returning from a social function around 10.30 p.m. on Saturday, when their car fell into a canal at Favours area of Bodija, Ibadan.
Though their car was discovered early on Sunday morning, three of the victims were later found floating yesterday morning. The other two are yet to be found.
Ijoh, whose, body was among those found, was an officer of the State Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), while Sunkanmi Iyiola and Wole Iyiola were siblings. Wole, it was further gathered, got married about two weeks ago.
Tears flowed freely as relatives and hundreds of sympathisers thronged the Dandaru River to watch the swollen corpses of the victims.
Officials of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), those of the police, fire service and other security agencies were at the scene to help in the recovery of the bodies.
The corpses were later taken in an ambulance to Adeoyo State Hospital, Ring-Road.
Meanwhile, search teams had been dispatched to other parts of the city to help find other missing corpses.
Two of the policemen were said to be on leave.
The Oyo state governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, through his Special Adviser on Media, Dr Festus Adedayo in a reaction to the flood said:
“but for the proactive measures the government undertook late last year and early in the year in reconstructing nine critically dilapidated bridges and dredging 43 rivers and streams across the state, the flooding that occurred on Saturday/Sunday in the Ibadan, the capital of the state, would have been worse.”
Residents of the area have started using canoes to ensure their movement in and out of the area.
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