The chief Meterologist of the Nigerian Meterological Agency Mr Abayomi Oyegoke said it was normal due to the change in climate i.e from dry season to rainy season.He said the storm will not occur in the near future but that there will a very dusty atmosphere as soon as the rains begin.
The picture above shows how a bill board fell on a Toyota Corolla 2009 Saloon Car in the Obalende Area of Ikoyi,the 2 passengers in the car were lucky to escape as they said they saw as the bill board was slowly falling and they had to abandon the car and flee.
One of the dead victims,was said to have been hit by a telecommunications mast in Dodan Barracks,Ikoyi.Eyewitnesses said he had just alighted form a motorbike popularly known as Okada and was trying to cross the road when the mast fell on him and killed him instantly.
At the Jakande area,two persons were killed by the storm,a tree fell on one of the and the other was killed by a falling roof.At the Lekki Phase 1 axis,two persons were reported dead.It was reported that one of them was killed by a DBN Television Mast and at the time of his death he was a Security Personnel at a Company.
The storm also destroyed buildings in Ikoyi,one of which is the National Insurance Commission Ofiice and also the National Immigration Office.An Eye witness described the incident as shocking and devastating especially since the rain that fell was not in anyway heavy,he said maybe God was angry(lol).
At the Yaba axis,the story was not different as many roofs were blown off and a billboard fell on a building in the Adekunle Police Barracks.
Meanwhile,the Lagos State House of Assembly summoned the Commissioner of Environment Mr Tunji Bello to explain how the ministry is preparing for the rainy season
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