A yet to be named pastor was said to have drowned on Tuesday, August 5, 2014 as a result floods stemming from heavy rainfall which happened in the Kwara state capital, Illorin.
The clergy was said to be a volunteer for the community development association and was trying to create a path for free flow of the flood in front of his house when the unfortunate incident occurred.
The downpour which resulted in the flood was said to have started from around midnight until about 11 am on Tuesday, August 5, 2014.
Vanguard reports:
The deceased, according to residents in Kilanko area of the state capital, where the incident happened, used to create water channels whenever there was such heavy rain.
Vanguard reliably gathered that the Pastor whose name was yet to be ascertained at press time, was going about his past time when he slipped and fell into the gutter and the flood carried him away. Unfortunately, there was nobody to rescue him.
It was when the rains subsided some 30 minutes later that the residents discovered that the pastor was missing.
A search party was quickly set up which later found him dead inside a gully, about 500 metres from his house.
Contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Ajayi Okasanmi, confirmed the incident.
He said his remains had been deposited at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, UITH, morgue.
