- Safiu Kehinde
The Ikate-Elegushi area of Lagos State was on Tuesday ravaged by heavy flood which stretched across several building including the global headquarters of the House of the Rock church owned by renowned Nigerian clergyman, Paul Adefarasin.
As captured in a video shared on Instagram, the church located around Kusenla axis of Ikate was heavily flooded as water stretched across the length of the church’s fence.
This had sparked mixed reactions from netizens with some attributing the flooding poor drainage system and climate change.
Some netizens however trolled the church owing its name which was in reverence to a bible parable which stated that a house built on a rock will be unshaken in times of turbulence.
“How did House on the Rock manage sink inside water 😂”@validman
“Island island!!! Even house wey dem build for rock got a taste of the great Island. Yes, we still dont do bridges… Lol!”@nomski_baz
“Is that house not meant to be on the Rock? 🤨”@obija_24
“House on the rock ❌. House on water ✅. Just kidding. It’s poor sewage by govt”@imoleayoomotayo
“Everyone building nobody thinking”@ine.longjohn
“You people should continue to shout bad govt every time this happens, especially in lagos state. Everyone is building fewer people are actually doing the thinking. Next year we go again”@obosmartins_official
“When you go build inside water and call it island”@nurdinkazim
“Bad drainage and inadequate water outlets into the Ocean. Rise in Ocean Level would always be catastrophic at times like this.”@masterplan007us
“Can someone tell me if there’s actually any sewage systems anywhere in Nigeria…?”@mango.and.fish
“For crying out loud, why and how do we ignore this fact? like how does the Gov’t and responsible Body’s feel comfortable with this reoccurring issue every year? is it a crime to be a Nigerian? like how and why can’t this be fixed? I get Agitated thinking about this slacks each time😢”@chiomagladys85