Many residents around Trafe Fair and Abule Ado axis of Lagos are stranded after a morning downpour on Saturday led to flooding on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway.
The flood blocked the trade fair axis, temporarily impeding vehicular movement on the expressway. It also affected the LASU-Igando axis.
The rainfall, which started at 5.00.a.m and continued for hours, forced many passengers to come down from commercial vehicles and resort to trekking from Abule-Ado to Barracks in Ojo.
A passenger attempting to cross from one side of Lagos-Badagry expressway to the other during the downpour on Saturday said:
“The flood has completely blocked the expressway, some vehicles that tried to access the road had been trapped in the flood.
“The drainage is blocked by plastics and nylon preventing the passage of the water.
“Lagos government should wake up to its responsibility and clear the drainage, they should also warn the traders against indiscriminate dumping of refuse.
“I have to go back home now because it is dangerous to force your way in there due to the flood,” she said.
Commuters resorted to trekking due to the flood caused by the morning downpour in Lagos. The floods also affected communities in Badagry including Zogakome, Ajara-Vetho, Aghelaso, Mowo, Ikoga, and Ansarudeen.
