In a statement by FEMA’s Head of Public Affairs, Nkechi Isa, the agency said the deceased defied warnings from local divers in the area and drove through the barricade placed by the agency.
“The downpour yesterday evening in the Federal Capital Territory claimed the life of a 31-year-old motorcyclist, Yakubu Lucky, who drowned after he drove into the pool of water at Dogongada in Lokogoma District of the Territory.
“The deceased, who defied warnings from the local divers stationed at Dogongada by the FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), also navigated through the barricade placed by the agency.”
The statement also read that the search and rescue team led by FEMA Director of Forecasting Response and Mitigation, Mrs. Florence Wenegieme, recovered the body earlier today, which had been claimed by the family of the deceased from the Asokoro District Hospital where it was deposited.
Reacting to the incident, the Acting Director General of FEMA, Mr. Mohammed Sabo, appealed to FCT residents to always heed the warnings issued by the agency.
Sabo also noted that “the agency always placed a barricade at Dogogada during heavy downpours and urged residents not to drive into a pool of water but to wait for it to recede or seek an alternative route”.
The acting DG 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.
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