Nigeria, April 28 -- The Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, on Sunday, lamented the massive destruction of property during Saturday's rainstorm in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, describing the proportion of wreckage as monumental and worrisome to his government.

The worst hit by the devastating rainstorm were residential buildings, commercial structures, and public institutions.

The stormy rainfall did not spare electrical facilities, as the strong winds pulled down many poles and telecommunication masts.

Mr Oyebanji appealed to the federal government to intervene timely in Ekiti rainstorm incidence, regretting that thousands across the 16 local governments of the state have become homeless, while some others had already lost their ...