{"id":233805,"date":"2025-08-05T20:14:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T20:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abianewscentral.com.ng\/move-now-lagos-warns-residents-in-parts-of-lekki-ikorodu-channels-television\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T20:14:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T20:14:30","slug":"move-now-lagos-warns-residents-in-parts-of-lekki-ikorodu-channels-television","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/move-now-lagos-warns-residents-in-parts-of-lekki-ikorodu-channels-television\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Move Now\u2019, Lagos Warns Residents In Parts Of Lekki, Ikorodu \u2022 Channels Television"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Move Now\u2019, Lagos Warns Residents In Parts Of Lekki, Ikorodu \u2022 Channels Television<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Lagos State Government has issued a fresh warning to residents in parts of Lekki, Ikorodu and Ajegunle areas of the state to relocate from lowlands to highlands to avoid being victims of flooding.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose around the Ajilete axis of Lagos, that\u2019s Ajegunle, they have to move. Those around the coastline of Ikorodu; Majidu, have to move. Some areas around the Lekki corridor, too, not all,\u201d Tokunbo Wahab said on Channels Television\u2019s <em>Politics Today<\/em> programme on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEpe had always been safe, Mushin will be safe, Ikeja will be safe,\u201d the environment commissioner stated, warning residents of Isheri in the OPIC area of the state to also be on alert.<\/p>\n<p>Wahab said Lagos, as a coastal city, is exposed to the vagaries of climate change and will experience flash flooding this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_841456\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-841456\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-841456\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"350\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Lagos-flood-2.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Lagos-flood-2-300x162.jpg 300w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Lagos-flood-2.jpg\"\/><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-841456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Lagos-flood-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Lagos-flood-2.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Lagos-flood-2-300x162.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-841456\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE PHOTO: Lagos State govt has called for calm over the flash flood caused by the heavy rainfall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The official said, based on predictions by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Lagos would experience much more rain this year than last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor those who stay in the lowland of Lagos, they have to move to the upland pending when the rain recedes,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Some communities in Lagos State, Nigeria\u2019s commercial capital, were flooded on Monday after marathon rainfall that started Sunday night and thundered on, uninterrupted till Monday evening.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_806740\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-806740\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-806740\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"350\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/flooded-house.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/flooded-house-300x162.jpg 300w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/flooded-house.jpg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-806740\" src=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/flooded-house.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/flooded-house.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/flooded-house-300x162.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-806740\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flooded buildings in Lagos State on February 20, 2024. Credit: NEMA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Viral videos showed submerged houses and vehicles in parts of the state as residents delicately navigated pool-like streets and roads, which overflowed from clogged drainage channels and canals. The environmental situation paralysed trade and economic activities in the nation\u2019s commercial hub.<\/p>\n<p>However, Wahab sued for calm, and assured residents of the state that the government has been on top of the matter, clearing drainage channels and expanding flood paths to mitigate the impact of nature.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_671262\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-671262\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-671262\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"350\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Lagos-Flood1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Lagos-Flood1-300x162.jpg 300w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Lagos-Flood1.jpg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-671262\" src=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Lagos-Flood1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Lagos-Flood1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Lagos-Flood1-300x162.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-671262\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A file photo of a flooded part in Lagos. Credit: LASEMA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe won\u2019t tell Lagosians lies. Lagos will be exposed to the vagaries of climate change, and that means Lagos will have flash flooding, but as a state, we have to provide resilient infrastructure, and we have to tell our people to be responsible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf nature takes its course, what we can do is to mitigate its impact,\u201d the commissioner stated.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Flash Flooding,Lagos State,rainfall<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/2025\/08\/05\/flooding-move-now-lagos-warns-residents-in-parts-of-lekki-ikorodu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Move Now\u2019, Lagos Warns Residents In Parts Of Lekki, Ikorodu \u2022 Channels Television \u00a0 The Lagos State Government has issued a fresh warning to residents in parts of Lekki, Ikorodu and Ajegunle areas of the state to relocate from lowlands to highlands to avoid being victims of flooding. \u201cThose around the Ajilete axis of Lagos, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":233806,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[173],"tags":[1296,545,1266],"class_list":["post-233805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-flash-flooding","tag-lagos-state","tag-rainfall"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=233805"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233805\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=233805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=233805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=233805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}