Mother Of Five Dies In Anambra Flood

Anambra State's Oko, Orumba North Local Government Area, experienced flooding during a downpour, which resulted in the death of a middle-aged woman.

The event allegedly occurred as Mrs. Onyinye Okafor, a mother of five, was returning home after visiting the nearby bank to conduct business.

Eyewitnesses said that the dead, from the Etti village in Nanka community, Orumba North Local Government Area of the State, was carried away by the flood after she leaped out of a tricycle she had boarded in an effort to save her life.

The witness, who wished to remain anonymous, stated: "It happened Tuesday night around 11:49 p.m. after the woman left the bank where she had gone to conduct some transactions.
“Due to the heavy rain, she packed her motorcycle within the area and boarded a tricycle to the bank after which she boarded another tricycle to go pick her bike.

“While on the tricycle, the rider lost control due to the heavy flood but was battling with the steering and trying to return to his lane.

“Suddenly, the woman jumped out of the tricycle in the midst of the flood in attempt to save herself. But immediately she jumped down, she mis-stepped and fell into a drainage channel and was washed away by the flood.”

The witness however regretted that efforts to rescue her by the tricyclist with some of her co-passengers proved abortive as the ravaging flood eventually swept her off their hands.

“Many of those who attempted to rescue her also sustained varied degrees of injuries due to the impact of the flood,” the witness sobbed.

The Nation gathered that the deceased body was later recovered under a culvert of drainage channel located exactly at the gate of the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, after hours of intensive search.

She was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital where she was confirmed dead by the doctor on duty.

Confirming the incident, Police spokesperson, Ikenga Tochukwu said the body had been recovered, while investigations into the incident has commenced.

“The body has been recovered and the CP has directed investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the death. Meanwhile, the identity of the corpse is yet to be identified,” he said.