{"id":23481,"date":"2025-08-04T18:10:39","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T18:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/?p=23481"},"modified":"2025-08-04T18:10:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T18:10:39","slug":"lagos-flood-horror-ijede-ikorodu-residents-trapped-in-waterlogged-homes-cry-for-help-in-new-clip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/2025\/08\/04\/lagos-flood-horror-ijede-ikorodu-residents-trapped-in-waterlogged-homes-cry-for-help-in-new-clip\/","title":{"rendered":"Lagos Flood Horror: Ijede, Ikorodu Residents trapped in waterlogged homes cry for help in new clip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Flooding has displaced scores of residents and destroyed properties in the Ijede area of Ikorodu, Lagos State, following a torrential downpour that lasted several hours.<\/p>\n<p>The disaster, which left homes submerged and entire streets waterlogged, has triggered widespread appeals for urgent intervention from Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and relevant state authorities.<\/p>\n<p>According to eyewitness accounts and viral videos circulating on social media, the flood swept through several residential areas, leaving families stranded and unable to retrieve their belongings. Personal properties including electronics, furniture, food supplies, official documents, and household appliances were destroyed in the sudden surge.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThis is the worst flood we\u2019ve experienced in Ijede,<\/strong>\u201d one distraught resident lamented. \u201c<strong>We watched helplessly as the water consumed everything. We couldn\u2019t save anything. Our homes, our memories \u2014 all gone<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another affected victim, speaking in a video clip, made a passionate appeal to the Lagos State government: \u201c<strong>We are now homeless. We need shelter, food, water \u2014 everything is gone. We are calling on Governor Sanwo-Olu to come to our rescue immediately. This is beyond our capacity<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The flooding incident has sparked outrage in the community, with many blaming poor drainage infrastructure and government negligence for the scale of the disaster. Locals say the tragedy could have been averted if proper flood mitigation systems had been implemented before the onset of the rainy season.<\/p>\n<p>The Ijede flood adds to the growing list of flood-prone zones in Lagos, raising further concerns about the state\u2019s preparedness for climate-induced emergencies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE VIDEO BELOW\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 360px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-23481-1\" width=\"360\" height=\"456\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/facebook_video_1754329546417.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/facebook_video_1754329546417.mp4\">https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/facebook_video_1754329546417.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>In other news, A Nigerian soldier recently stirred online reactions after a video of him <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/2025\/08\/03\/army-barracks-rotting-yet-tinubu-gifts-super-falcons-%e2%82%a6160m-each-and-houses-angry-soldier-laments-earning-peanuts-video\/\">voicing deep frustration over the federal government\u2019s reward to the Super Falcons surfaced on social media.<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a raw and emotional monologue, the unnamed officer criticized President Bola Tinubu\u2019s decision to shower millions of naira and luxury apartments on the national women\u2019s football team after their WAFCON triumph in Morocco\u2014while soldiers, who risk their lives daily, remain neglected<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flooding has displaced scores of residents and destroyed properties in the Ijede area of Ikorodu, Lagos State, following a torrential downpour that lasted several hours. 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