REAL KIDD UPDATE::: UI loses N10b property

 The University of Ibadan (UI) yesterday declared losses estimated at N10 billion during last Friday’s flooding in the city.





The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Isaac Adewole, on an assessment tour of the crisis areas within the campus said it was impossible for the institution to handle the repair alone.

Destroyed by the flood were the fish farm which harboured different species of fish worth N300 million; several animals at the Zoological garden, books estimated at N2 billion as well as the teaching and research farm. Also affected were many buildings, laboratories and equipment. Thirteen electric poles were pulled down by the ravaging flood.

The flood also sacked rooms on the Ground Floor of the Obafemi Awolowo Hall.

Adewole, therefore, pleaded with the federal and state governments, corporate bodies as well as well-meaning individuals to come to the aid of the institution.

"There is no way we can handle this alone. For us to return to our form, we certainly need government’s assistance because this devastation is quite massive," he said.



The Head of the Department of Fishery, Dr. Bamidele Omitoye told the VC that some special species of fish including claias gariepinus, heterobranchus bidorsalis, oreochromis niloticus, and parachana obscura sourced from different places had all been swept away by the flood.

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