RESIDENTS of certain parts of Lagos and Ogun states have lamented losing property worth millions of naira to the incessant rainfall that led to flooding and the attendant destruction of properties.

Some of the residents, who spoke with our correspondent, said the losses recorded due to the flood ran into millions of naira.

They called on the government to find an urgent solution to the issue of incessant flooding which has wreaked similar destruction in the past.

Some of the areas badly affected by the flood included Marina, Lekki, Agege, Victoria Island, Oshodi, Amuwo Odofin, Ilupeju, Ogudu, Maryland, Gbagada, Magboro, Mowe and Ibafo.

Meanwhile, the Lagos State Emergency Agency, in a statement, said following the downpour on Saturday, an elderly woman suffering from a stroke was trapped in a building in the Ipaja area of the state.

The Permanent Secretary, LASEMA, Dr OLUFEMI OKE-OSANYINTOLU, said the agency responded to a distress call concerning the incident.