By Mumini AbdulKareem
More tales of pains and destruction have continued to trail the aftermath of the heavy rainstorm that left woes of destruction in several Ilorin communities one week after the incident.
Several communities in Ilorin are still counting their loses in the aftermath of Saturday torrential downpour which ravaged part of the community.
More than 500 houses, offices, electric poles, shops among others were submerged by the storm in those areas.
Speaking on the issue, the Magaji Nda of Ilorin, Alhaji Salihu Woru Mohammed appealed to both Federal and State government to come to the aid of Schools affected by the recent rainstorm in the state.
Mohammed made the appeal in Ilorin while speaking with newsmen on level of damages caused by the rainstorm at Sheu Ibrahim Gambari Arabic and Islamic Institute, Oja-Iya, Ilorin.
Woru Mohammed who is the proprietor of the institute said the appeal became necessary especially now that government was preparing to reopen schools for the next academic session.
He explained that resumption of the students at the institute would be difficult without government intervention as virtually all properties had been destroyed and some walls pulled down by the rainstorm.
Magaji Nda of Ilorin however solicited for the assistance of government, relevant organizations, groups and well to do individuals in putting the facility into proper shape before the resumption of schools in Also at Oloro-ile, Ilorin East Local Government Area, the heavy rain led to the collapse of entrance bridge of the Oloro-ile community in Kwara state.
On the day which happened to be the day for Oke-oyi market (a community market close to Oloro-ile) the collapse of the bridge which link the only road through which all vehicles pass rendered the people helpless and enclosed in the community
Oloro-ile is a community of a multi-lingua inhabitants and the major work of the people there is farming whose livelihood depend largely on the sales made from crop sales. These Farmers have most of their major farmlands across this damaged bridge.
The situation has greatly affected the lives and sustainability of the inhabitants who have called on the government for assistance.
