Ogun River Drying-Up: Causes and Implications

Residents around Kara Lagos-Ibadan Express Way and users of the highway were recently shocked to witness instant seemingly drying up of a section of the course of the river.
Geographically speaking now, the phenomenon can be explained as caused by major land slide and erosional and depositional activities along either upper, middle and lower course of the river.
The materials such as sand, debris and vegetation were sourced from landslide of river bank and island.They are later transported in suspension down the river course by strong current.
If the country had positioned a survailance satellite in orbit for this purpose it would have provided the opportunity of having access to video data of how this trend occurred.
The materials in suspension moved majorly submissively until they were obstructed by the concrete cap on the pile foundation of bridge of the expressway. Thus leading deposits of the materials of sand silts and vegetation mostly water hyacinths.
These vegetation are noticeable in upper course of the river around Denro-Isashi area of Plum State.
This situation implies an indication for caution on residents along the course of the river. This may in the nearest future generates massive flood in event of heavy rain storm. Citizens are advised to stay off the site, while authorities are advised to warn residents along the river corridor to vacate such location especially this rainy season.