Lecturer dies in Osun Flood

It was a gory tale on Thursday in Ede, Osun State, when a heavy rainfall, which lasted over four hours, claimed the life of a senior lecturer of the Federal Polytechnic Offa, Adeniyi Adebowale, who was washed away in his car by a raging flood.

The tragic incident was said to have occurred at Oke Gada community, in Ede, the  headquaters of Ede North  local government area around the evening period.

A credible source informed Sunday Tribune that the deceased, aged 45, was coming back home from Offa and had almost reached his private residence when the flood submerged his Toyota Camry saloon car.

The source, who pleaded anonymity, told our correspondent that “the deceased was a senior lecturer in the Department of Computer Science, Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara State and he was returning  from Offa to Ede, his home town, for the weekend when he ran into the flood.”

Another reliable source at the scene of the incident said  that Adebowale was driving in his Toyota Camry car with registration number LSD783CA and entered into a swampy area with heavy water, following which the car got submerged in the water.

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