Although the Federal Capital Territory Administration has declared the Trademore Estate, located along the Lugbe-Airport Expressway, a disaster zone with plans to have some of its structures demolished, reports reaching Law & Society Magazine reveal that the source of the calamitous flooding is from outside the estate.
After the rains that fell on Friday 7 July 2023, the videos below reveal the source of the flooding and an impending disaster unless the authorities act swiftly.
A resident of the area who does not want his name in print explained that these are videos of the road leading from Ketti through Pyakasa to Airport Road (Yar’Adua expressway).
“The road is dilapidated, with several potholes, though the distance between Ketti and the expressway is about 10km, the journey usually takes about 30 minutes, now that the rains have started, it takes more time, and if the rain is heavy, people from that axis will have to go back home or wait for the water to recede.
“Alternatively, commuters will have to go back and take the road to Kabusa which is even worse,. The distance is about 6 kilometers, but the journey takes about 25 minutes and hoodlums abound in large numbers, snatching bags, motorbikes, and all such crimes.
“You may wish to know that the water from the flood flows downwards to Trademore Estate where there was a serious flood case recently. More estates are springing up along the banks of the stream and what we call bridges there are actually culverts, which are neither wide nor high enough for the free flow of water from both sides of the stream.”
