The seasonal rainfall prediction by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency that heavier rains should be expected in 12 of the 36 states of the federation this year is
scary. In recent years, heavy rains in parts of the country have left behind deaths, sorrow, tears and devastation. Many have had their homes and means of livelihood destroyed. Last year, floods sacked whole villages and left hundreds dead in about 27 states, leading to empanelling of a presidential committee to combat the after-effects.
Early warning that NIMET’s prediction should not be dismissed came with the first rains in Ibadan and Owo in the South West. On February 18, an all-night rain in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, made the people panicky and called the attention of the state and local governments to the immediate task at hand. The storm that accompanied the downpour fell only a little short of that which trailed the 2012 ceaseless downpour.
Culled - The Nation
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