Bayelsa: Traditional Ruler Reveals He Sleeps In His Car After Flood Ravaged His Palace

The traditional ruler of Tungbo town in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa has disclosed that he now sleeps in his car following the devastation caused by the flood.

While speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday, His Highness, Amos Poubinafa stated that the floods have ravaged his palace.

The ruler added that he has been sleeping in his vehicle for two weeks as it is the only safe place for him since the entire building is flooded.

“I have been sleeping in my Toyota Sienna for two weeks since the flood ravaged the palace. It reached knee level and made the palace uninhabitable.

“The car is the only safe place for me; the entire building is flooded and there is no safer place for me to sleep.

“My family has been relocated to Yenagoa. As the Captain on board (traditional ruler) this vessel, I cannot abandon my subjects to seek an alternative abode outside the town.

“By my training as a naval officer, I am not expected to abandon the crew I am leading in my vessel. I am expected to be the last man standing", he said.

Poubinafa further revealed that he equally suffered in the floods of 2012 as he could not leave his subjects and relocate and that the situation is worse in 2022.

The monarch called on the federal government to construct dams and dredge Rivers Niger and Benue to end perennial flooding in parts of the country.