FOR residents of Isheri, Warewa, Mile 12 and other communities on the beds of the Ogun River in Ogun and Lagos states, these are certainly not the best of times. Some have lost their homes, some their shops and means of livelihood they have laboured for all their lives.

It was indeed a sobering moment, one that evoked tears from those present. In fact, many could not hold back their feeling as evidenced by the wet handkerchiefs with which they intermittently dabbed at their teary eyes. The casket which contained the remains of the late Vanguard Chief Sub-Editor, Adedayo Aminu, was just about then being lowered into the cemented grave.

To bring the tricycles to Nigerians, a private firm, Autobahn Techniques Ltd got the mandate to supply them to NAPEP, which then distributed to the public through its state offices. Autobahn forged synergies with Piaggio for the engines and other parts, Total Nigeria which formulated the lubricant for it, and Dunlop, which made the tyres.

Many of them had have been forced to flee their homes while those who thought they could brave the situation are now gripped by fear. Indeed the flood has been unrelenting in its surge as it continues to wreak havoc on those communities abutting the River Ogun.

THE last hasn’t been heard yet about the Independence Day terrorist attack that took the lives of many Nigerians some hundreds of metres away from the Eagles Square, venue of the celebrations.