THE disturbing issue of flooding in the country, especially in the coastal areas of Delta State, has curiously been engendering mixed feelings of sadness and joy in some quarters. Whilst some of the flood victims are counting their losses, for some others, it is an opportunity to hug the limelight as they get to meet certain important personalities they have long nursed the expectations to encounter in more auspicious circumstances.

Imude, a sleepy community in Otto Awori Local Council Developement Area in Ojo, Lagos, was rudely jolted into shock in the early hours of last Sunday, when a boat capsized, killing all the 10 persons on board. The unfortunate incident happened as a result of a violent wave that overpowered the oarsman before upending the ill-fated boat.

Amid the stand-off between commercial motorcyclists and the authorities in Lagos over the ban of Okada,mind-boggling figures show high Okada fatality rate in the state.

Alowei Broderick Bozimo is a former Minister of Police Affairs. Bozimo’s farm and his country home in Bomadi, Delta State were washed away by flood. In this interview, he regrets not following the foot steps of his father in building a storey building in the village after seeing the flood take over his building and farm. He also speaks on the security challenges facing the nation and other national issues.

When the news filtered into town that a man had pushed his wife into a completely filled pit latrine resulting to her death, the story sounded bizarre.