Downpour causing enormous flood visited the Ogun community killing a 14-year-old secondary school student while an unknown number of people were reportedly swept away hitting major parts of Sagamu in the Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State.
It was gathered that the flooding occurred on Tuesday and affected communities such as Ajaka, Express Junction, Ogunyanwo, Olayinka, and the Isale-Ojumele area of Sagamu.The victim who was said to be a student of Agbele Community High School identified through his uniform got dragged away and drowned in the flood.
Eyewitnesses said that the deceased fell off a bike which was being dragged away by the erosion.Properties running to millions of naira were lost to the incident majorly affecting the Makun area while some residents sustained injuries. 
Residents of the area lamented that valuable goods and properties were always lost anytime it rained due to the small drainage system in the area however berating the state government stating that they did nothing to provide succor for the affected communities and individuals.
The state Commissioner for Environment, Ola Oresanya, on Wednesday, confirmed the incident when he paid on the spot assessment to the affected areas. The redesign of the state drainage master plan of the state has become imperative.He however called on the Federal Government for assistance.He said, “The government would begin implementation of some of the short, medium, and long-term solutions which include dredging of canals and desilting of blocked drainage.“We call on the Federal Government for assistance to ameliorate the perennial challenges.”
