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Heavy downpour claimed 31-year-old motorcyclist in Abuja: FEMA

The rider was said to have defied roadside warnings by local divers stationed in the area by FEMA, drove into a pool of water and drowned.

• October 22, 2023
Recovered body of the deceased by FEMA
Recovered body of the deceased by FEMA

A heavy downpour on Friday evening claimed the life of 31-year-old motorcyclist, Yakubu Lucky, at Dogon Gada in Lokogoma District of the FCT, Abuja.

The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which confirmed the incident in a statement in Abuja on Saturday, said the deceased defied warnings, drove into a pool of water and drowned.

The statement, signed by FEMA’s Head of Public Affairs, Nkechi Isa, said that the deceased defied warnings from the local divers stationed in the area by FEMA.

It added that the deceased also navigated through the barricade placed by the agency to stop residents from going through the flooding water.

The statement added that FEMA’s search and rescue team, led by Florence Wenegieme, the Director, Forecasting Response and Mitigation, recovered the body of the deceased on Saturday.

It further said that the body was deposited at the Asokoro District Hospital where a doctor confirmed him dead.

“The family of the deceased who hailed from Zango Kataf, Kaduna State, has since taken his body away for burial,” the statement added.

Reacting to the development, the acting Director-General of FEMA, Mohammed Sabo, appealed to residents to always heed to the warnings issued by the agency.

He said that FEMA always places a barricade at Dogon Gada during heavy downpours and urged residents not to drive into a pool of water but should wait for it to recede or seek alternative route.

Mr Sabo commiserated with the family of the deceased and called on residents to always use the 112 emergency toll-free number in the event of a disaster or emergency.

(NAN)

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