Flood sacks residents of Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island, Police move in

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An unprecedented flood has taken over the entire Ahmadu Bello way in Victoria Island, Lagos on Saturday, forcing some residents and commercial offices to unceremoniously vacate their premises.

The Lagos State Police Command has temporarily closed the road for human and vehicular movements due to threat by heavy flood.

The road has been flooded due to continuous downpour experienced in the state since three days ago.

The command’s spokesman, ASP Olarinde Famous-Cole, disclosed that the second link-road to the Island coming from Lagos mainland was unsafe for motorists.

Famous-Cole said that the down pour in the state has caused flood making other roads on the Island unsafe.

He said that the flood has caused traffic gridlock in parts of Victoria Island and its environs and advised motorist plying Ahmadu Bello Way and other areas prone to flood to take alternative routes…

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