PHOTO: Philip Azubuike, varsity lecturer killed in Abuja estate flood
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Philip Azubuike
A lecturer identified as Philip Azubuike, with the Physics Department Modibbo Adama University of Technology (MAUTECH), Yola, Adamawa State, was among the casualties of the unfortunate flood at Trademore Estate in Lugbe, Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
This medium reported how residents of the estate suffered a flash flood as an early morning rain submerged houses and vehicles.
The rain which began around 9 am left many residents trapped in their houses.
According to the FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 116 houses were affected.
Azubuike was reportedly swept away in his Peugeot 406 car.
His lifeless body was recovered from the canal by the entrance of the estate, according to a report by Premium Times.
Alhaji Ashiru, an inspector of police newly posted to the area, who narrated how he lost all his properties, said he pulled out the corpse from the canal with the help of other residents around.
Several residents said they saw the victim struggling to come out of the Peugeot car when the flood started.
After the corpse was pulled out, a motorist was quoted as saying: “We saw him on the top of his vehicle trying to avoid the flood, but later we did not see him again.”
Audu Faruk, a resident and witness of the flood disaster, told the online newspaper that he saw several bodies being dragged away by the flood but he could only rescue a few.
“I was sleeping when the flood started, and all of a sudden I saw my bed floating, then I rushed out and saw water everywhere. I rescued a heavily pregnant woman and children but some people were carried away,” Faruk said.
