A young lady, Lynda Kehinde, who recently relocated from the United Kingdom to Lagos, has expressed shock after her Lekki apartment was submerged following heavy rainfall.
Sharing a video on TikTok via @lynda_kehinde, she revealed how her new home was flooded, describing the experience as her most stressful day since moving to Nigeria.
In the clip, she recounted how water forced its way into her apartment through the bathroom and took over the entire house in a matter of minutes.
“Yesterday, my whole house got flooded because of rain. The whole estate was flooded and water started coming into my house through the shower drain. It literally overflowed and filled the whole bathroom and from there to my living room,” she explained.
“No matter how much water we scooped, ten times more kept pouring in. There was so much water, I started to panic. My living room and everywhere was flooded. There’s nothing we could do, I had to leave it for everything to stop and fix the damages.”
Lynda captioned her video: “Rainy season in Lekki 0/10 would not recommend.”
Social media reactions
... has since drawn widespread reactions, with many sympathising with her while others noted that Lekki’s drainage and flooding issues are longstanding problems.
9364 stated: “Lekki is a fraud. it should be redeveloped as a holiday destination for the dry season only.”
Anakoka💫 penned: “If you choose to stay around Lekki, please avoid renting a ground floor to prevent issues like this. I learned that lesson a long time ago. And if you plan to buy, make sure you carry out proper enquiries about the area—like what it looks like during the rainy season—before making any purchase.”
marleekace stated: “When it’s raining season all of you are leaving in Lagos but dry season it will automatically change to lekki…. Ogun kpai una.”
mstruthbtold noted: “Would’ve booked a flight back to London, I can’t handle stress pls.”
George odili wrote: “when you are buying houses in lekki area, did you ask about the drainage system during the rainy season? in other words, did you plan ahead or just buy house without thinking ahead? jst askin tho.”
Watch the video below …
@lynda_kehinde Rainy season in Lekki 0/10 would not recommend 😂 #lagos #lagostiktok #lagosnigeria #lagosliving #rainyseason
♬ original sound – Lynda Kehinde