Commercial tricycle rider killed in Abia flood

• He was swept into a deep drainage by the raging flood as he was trying to make his way to his residence after the close of his transport business.
• The flood covered the drainage and the road in front of his house making it difficult for the deceased to know where exactly he was and where to walk through

At least one person was killed on Sunday after a devastating flood ravaged Umuahia, Abia state capital.

The deceased, a middle-aged man identified as John, was swept away by the heavy downpour in the state capital.

The incident reportedly happened at about 7:20 pm in the Uzuakoli Road area of Umuahia during torrential rain.

The victim was a commercial tricycle operator popularly known as Keke NAPEP.

He was swept into a deep drainage by the raging flood as he was trying to make his way to his residence after the close of his transport business.

The flood covered the drainage and the road in front of his house making it difficult for the deceased to know where exactly he was and where to walk through

Realising what had happened, family members and neighbours of the victim quickly launched a rescue party for him, searching every gutter in the neighbourhood.

The search, according to a resident of Uzuakoli Road, did not yield any results.

But on Monday morning, the victim’s lifeless body was found floating in the flood near Olokoro community in Umuahia South LGA.

Some residents of the Uzuakoli road who spoke about the incident described it as unfortunate, saying that the victim was a friendly and resourceful man.