A heavy rain that fell in Lagos state has left many placed flooded and also has been reported to have swept a four-year-old girl, Azeezat, away around Olabode Street, in the Papa-Asafa area of Orile in Agege, Lagos State.
The little girl was reported missing on Thursday with reports that she has been swept away by the flood.
The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said a search and rescue operation to locate the whereabouts of the missing victim had commenced.
“A response team from the agency has immediately commenced the search and rescue after reports of a four-year-old child being carried away by the flood were received by witnesses,” Oke-Osanyintolu said.
more details to follow…