Dredging of Rivers and Streams in Ibadan to Mitigate Flash Floods

The Mandate of a Flood-Free Ibadan

Once the dry season sets in, residents of Ibadan, currently adjudged Nigeria’s third largest metropolitan city, enjoy some measure of relief, borne out of the fact that the fear of flooding is kept at bay, at least while the dry season lasts. This is based on the fact that Ibadan has witnessed massive flooding over the years, with the first officially recorded one being in 1951. Since then, there have been sporadic flooding incidents plaguing the sprawling city, with attendant tragic after-effects on lives and property. While there were more floods in the 1980s than in the preceding decades, perhaps the worst flooding episode was the one that took place on 26 th August, 2011 which destroyed most of the strategic, flood-channeling hydraulic structures in the ancient city, in addition to colossal loss of human and animal lives. According to a report titled “ The August 2011 Flood in Ibadan, Nigeria: Anthropogenic Causes and Consequences ” by a team of experts commissioned by the Oyo ...

MY FLOOD EXPERIENCE by Miss Grace Isaac Iquot

Over the years, I had often read in newspapers about calamities caused by flooding and it usually sounded fictional because I had not witnessed a real-life scenario. Looking back now, I think we often underrate some things to be grateful for. The reality of my experience was mind-numbing. On Monday, 28 th June, 2021, I had left my workplace somewhat around 4:30pm hoping to get home early before it rained because it was cloudy. Needless to say, the traffic that evening was terrible as everyone was trying to get home before the downpour. Unfortunately, it started raining before I arrived my destination. I had boarded a Safeboda bike but the rider had to end the trip because it was raining so hard that it started raining hailstones which I later learnt had not happened for many years back. By the time the rain stopped, it was 7:00pm and I was completely drenched from head to toe. I got another rider, this time a regular bike man, who I told I was going to Kuola. Mid-way, I s...

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