A 24-hour continuous heavy rainfall affected the traditional metropolis of Ibadan, capital of Oyo State.
The rain began on Sunday night, and by Monday night, it was nonetheless raining.
Several bridges throughout Ibadan, have been lined by the flood, making residents to remain indoors Monday.
The submerged bridges embrace the 7up/Elebu bridge in Oluyole Estate, which prevented residents, together with pupils and authorities employees, from leaving their houses.
Some of the individuals, who spoke to , nonetheless, bemoaned the sudden improve in the price of transportation, including that the majority industrial motorists even declined to convey individuals to lengthy distances.
Mrs. Blessing Joshua, a housewife, lamented concerning the continued downpour since Sunday night.
"What type of rain is that this? I went to the market to purchase some foodstuff, just for me to return again empty-handed as a result of many of the sellers weren't current."
"Even the few out there merchants elevated the price of issues available in the market; I hope this isn't the seven-day rain which, as some individuals predicted, would fall in September," she said.
The rain which began at about 2 am and continued until about 6pm when this report was filed, paralysed all types of enterprise actions in some areas within the metropolis, forcing many individuals to stayed indoors.
Even the deep roadside and underground drainages constructed in a number of components of town couldn't include the attendant move of water.
Roadside drainages have been overflown on account of the depth of the rain, turning a number of roads to rivers with excessive present.
Many residents have been seen erecting emergency boundaries of their premises underneath the rain to stop the resultant flood from overrunning their homes, whereas others have been seen bailing the flood water from their homes.