Many people, Sunday, cheated death in Ota area of Ado-Odo/Ota local government when a raging rainstorms wreaked havoc destroying many electric poles carrying 33KVA lines in the area.
In a short video seen online recorded by a resident, many electric poles were pulled down on one side of the double carriage way, disrupting vehicular movement along the road.
According to the video, the utility poles fell on vehicles, including a long school bus, cars, trucks and a tricycle, trapping them down.
Voices behind the video said in Yoruba language: “All the utility poles have broken down in Sango. There is pressure, repair of this may take more than a week”. While another voice was heared saying ‘The light must be put off my Kanji (Dam)’.
According to a release by the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, over 40 communities were affected by the incident.
A public notice by the IBEDC said: “Due to broken poles occasioned by the heavy downpour at Ota and Mowe, customers in the following communities: lyana lyesi, Osuke Town, Egan Road, lyana Ilogbo, Ijaba, Ijagba, Itele, Lafenwa, Singer, Joju, Alishiba, Oju Ore, Tollgate, Eledi, Akeja, Abebi, Osi Round About, Ota Town, Ota Industrial Estate, Igberen, lju, Atan, Onipanu, Obasanjo, Lusada, Arigba, Odugbe, Ado-Odo, Igbesa, Owode. Olokuta, Hanushi, Bamtish Camp Lufiwape, Eltees Farm, August Engineering, Spark Cear Soap Ayetoro, Amazing Grace Oil, Christopher University, Royal Garden Estate, Pentagon Estate and environs are experiencing power outage.”
The DisCo urged residents not to tamper with the electrical installations in an attempt to have them repaired, saying its technical team was working to clear and replace the affected poles and cables.
“Kindly avoid contact with the broken poles, saggy wires or any other electrical installation affected by the rain. Report any incident and do not attempt to repair or tamper with electrical installations.
“Our technical team is working to clear and replace the broken poles and installations to ensure power supply is restored as soon as possible.
“We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience,” the IBEDC stated.
The residents expressed concerns that they would have to endure power outages for over a week to have the poles and cables fixed.
However, they expressed joy that no life was lost in the incident.
“This may take up to a week or more to be repaired. Thank God there was no power supply when this happened,” the voices were heard.
Many escapes death, properties destroyed as rainstorm wreaks havoc in Ogun
Many people, Sunday, cheated death in Ota area of Ado-Odo/Ota local government when a raging rainstorm wreaked havoc destroying many electric poles carrying 33KVA line in the area.
In a short video seen online recorded by a resident, many electric poles were pulled down on one side of the double carriage way, disrupting vehicular movement along the road.
According to the video, the utility poles fell on vehicles, including a long school bus, cars, trucks and a tricycle, trapping them down.
Voices behind the video said in Yoruba language: “All the utility poles have broken down in Sango. There is pressure, repair of this may take more than a week”. While another voice was heared saying ‘The light must be put off my Kanji (Dam)’.
According to a release by the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, over 40 communities were affected by the incident.
A public notice by the IBEDC said: “Due to broken poles occasioned by the heavy downpour at Ota and Mowe, customers in the following communities: lyana lyesi, Osuke Town, Egan Road, lyana Ilogbo, Ijaba, Ijagba, Itele, Lafenwa, Singer, Joju, Alishiba, Oju Ore, Tollgate, Eledi, Akeja, Abebi, Osi Round About, Ota Town, Ota Industrial Estate, Igberen, lju, Atan, Onipanu, Obasanjo, Lusada, Arigba, Odugbe, Ado-Odo, Igbesa, Owode. Olokuta, Hanushi, Bamtish Camp Lufiwape, Eltees Farm, August Engineering, Spark Cear Soap Ayetoro, Amazing Grace Oil, Christopher University, Royal Garden Estate, Pentagon Estate and environs are experiencing power outage.”
The DisCo urged residents not to tamper with the electrical installations in an attempt to have them repaired, saying its technical team was working to clear and replace the affected poles and cables.
“Kindly avoid contact with the broken poles, saggy wires or any other electrical installation affected by the rain. Report any incident and do not attempt to repair or tamper with electrical installations.
“Our technical team is working to clear and replace the broken poles and installations to ensure power supply is restored as soon as possible.
“We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience,” the IBEDC stated.
The residents expressed concerns that they would have to endure power outages for over a week to have the poles and cables fixed.
However, they expressed joy that no life was lost in the incident.
“This may take up to a week or more to be repaired. Thank God there was no power supply when this happened,” the voices were heard.
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