A 17-year-old girl, simply identified as Ayisat, who was swept away by a strong flood at Alapafuja axis of the Surulere Low-Cost Housing Estate on Monday, has been found dead.
Lagos witnessed a heavy downpour on Monday causing most areas in the state to be flooded.
The canal along Alapafuja close linking Bank Olemoh was submerged as a result of flooding.
Head of Public Affairs at Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Nosa Okunbor had in the statement said the agency commenced a search and rescue operation for the missing girl.
After an intense search, men of the LASEMA found the dead body of the girl at Onilegogo canal, Surulere on Tuesday afternoon June 23.
The body was handed over to members of the community who immediately buried her.
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