The Ogun State Government has issued a flood alert to residents in riverbank and wetland communities across the state.
The areas likely to be affected include Akute, Alagbole, Isheri, Magboro, Makogi, Orimerunmu, Iro, Kajola, and parts of Abeokuta such as Lafenwa, Enugada, Adedotun, Iberekodo, Akin-Olugbade, and Ago-Odo.
The government said the overflow of the Ogun River was expected between October 20 and 3rd November 3.
In the alert released by the Commissioner for Environment, Ola Oresanya, the government linked the overflow to a controlled water release from Oyan Dam.
He explained that heavy rainfall in the northern part of the country had increased water flow into the dam.