The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has warned 19 states and 56 communities including Badagry, Eti Osa, Ikeja and Ikorodu, to brace up for heavy rainfall in August.
NEMA Lagos territorial coordinator, Ibrahim Farinloye, in a statement listed other areas in Lagos to be affected as Apapa, Ikoyi, Lagos Island, Ojo, Surulere, Atani in Anambra state, Ifo, Ota and Sagamu in Ogun state, Lafia and Wamba in Nasarawa state, Ikom and Ogoja in Cross River state.
Farinloye also listed listed Ilesa and Osogbo in Osun state, Kosubosu in Kwara state, Akure, Idanre, Ifon, Iju Itaogbolu, Ogbese, Owo and Owena in Ondo state.
Some other communities were listed in Bauchi, Jigawa, Delta, Ekiti, Sokoto, Taraba, Benue, Imo and Abia state.
Farinloye’s projection comes days after the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) predicted three days of cloudiness, rainfall and thunderstorms across the country.
The agency advised airline operators to avail themselves of weather reports and periodic alerts from NiMet for effective planning of their operations.
