An early morning downpour yesterday in parts of Lagos disrupted social and economic activities for several hours.

Most hit were Ijesa, Ilasamaja, Ajegunle and Apapa areas all of which were flooded.

Some of the vehicles trapped in traffic for hours Saturday on the flooded Oshodi Apapa Express road as a result of the early morning rain in Lagos. Photos by Joe Akintola.

The rain started at about 2.30 a.m. and continued until about 9 a.m.

Motorists and commuters were stranded on the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway for upward of five hours, as a result of the flooding.

The resultant gridlock..

The situation was not helped by the many trailers and other vehicles that broke down in the flood, and the rehabilitation of the drainage on the road.