The current flood ravaging parts of Anambra state, claimed the life of Mr Sunday Mesiobi, 70, in Ogbe-Akpoma, Atani community of Ogbaru Local Government Area. The tragic incident occurred on the morning of Wednesday 5th October 2022. Mr Mesiobi was found dead in his room submerged in water with his clothes floating atop the room.
This information on the old man's cause of death was given to the press by the deceased's nephew, Arinze Awogu who is the immediate past Chairman of Ogbaru Council Area and a House of Representatives candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for Ogbaru Federal Constituency. Awogu also said that the deceased had been the only one left in the house after he had evacuated his wife and children. He expressed sadness at the tragedy while imploring those whose homes had been submerged to stay away from these houses for their own safety. The septuagenarian's remains have been deposited at the Atani mortuary according to his nephew.
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The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the National Emergency Management Agency confirmed this incidence as the first flood-related death in Enugu-Otu Aguleri, Anambra East Local Government Area and the entire state.
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