The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has appealed to residents of Ijaiye and Ojokoro to desist from blocking of drainage to prevent flooding.

Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyitolu, Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, gave the warning in a statement issued and signed by the agency’s Head of Public Unit, Mr Nosa Okunbor, on Friday in Lagos.

The statement said Oke-Osanyitolu made the appeal during a sensitisation visit to Ijaiye and Ojokoro LCDA, where he assured the residents that Lagos State Government would do everything possible to reduce the effects of flooding in the state.

The Permanent Secretary stressed that people must desist from building houses close to the canal, noting that the area was prone to flooding. This is as he urged them to desist from blocking drainages with waste materials.

The LASEMA boss noted that the flash floods being experienced demanded that residents should stay indoors whenever it rained and allow the flood to recede before embarking on activities.

He however assured the residents that the state government would provide a permanent solution to flooding in Ojokoro after a holistic assessment had been carried out.