Omg! Residents in Shock as Ogun River Mysteriously Dries Up (Photos+Video)

 

Residents of Ogun have been left in shock after the Ogun River mysteriously dried up leaving vegetation to grow from where the river once held sway. This suddenly development has attracted the attention of people who come from different places to witness the mysterious event.

 

The river which can be viewed from the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway is now all covered up with green vegetation and no sight of water. Residents practically walk on the sand now.

 

According to a Punch report, a large number of people stormed the area with their phones and recording devices, while some went as far as walking over the water plants and praying.

 

Though several eyewitnesses described the occurrence as “strange and mysterious,” geological experts said that the plants were simply rapidly growing seaweed and that the incident was not extraordinary.

 

 

Explaining how it happened, a food vendor said: “When the plants started coming in large amounts, it blocked the boat and almost made it sink. The driver quickly came down onto the plants to help the passengers carry their meat. People from the other side then threw a rope and pulled the boat back to safety,” the vendor said.

 

Mrs. Ability Udoh, a trader at Kara for five years, said the occurrence was not entirely strange. According to her, occasionally, the river would bring sea-based plants. Udoh, however, admitted that she had never witnessed it in such magnitude.

 

“We are happy that nobody died,” she said.

 

According to the environmental geoscientist, seaweed is a regenerative product of algae. Adetayo said, “The plants are not harmful. People can come in contact with them without being harmed. The rainy season definitely contributes to it. I cannot say that it is the first time this is happening.

 

 

He also dismissed claims that the river had dried up, noting that the algae had the ability to reproduce and regenerate itself at a rapid rate within hours.

 

He said, “No, the river cannot just dry up in the rainy season for that matter. It is an experience that is not restricted to Nigeria. At least, personally, I have witnessed it in Qingdao, China, two years ago.”

 

Adetayo however warned, “The government, however, needs to remove the plants because if allowed to stay long, it can become toxic to plants and animals, including human beings.”

 

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