Heavy downpour prevents picnickers from catching Easter fun in Lagos

A heavy downpour in Lagos on Sunday afternoon prevented many picnickers from enjoying their Easter Sunday fun in various centres across Lagos, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
At the Bar Beach, Victoria Island, some correspondents of the News Agency of Nigeria noticed that many families that came to catch fun remained inside their vehicles, while others scurried in search of shelter.
Adewale Esan, a civil servant, who lives at Onikan, said that he brought his entire family, who were visiting Lagos for the first time, to catch fun at the beach.
Esan said: “My family is just visiting this place for the first time but it is unfortunate that the heavy rainfall has denied us the opportunity to catch fun here.
“Anyway, we can still come around here tomorrow, if the weather condition is conducive.”
Stella Okeke, a food vendor at the beach, said that the rainfall had prevented them from making good sales.
Okeke said: “Most of our customers have run away, due to the heavy downpour.
“There is water everywhere.
“I don’t think that majority of the picnickers that left here will come back again.
“Yesterday, we recorded good sales and that encouraged us to cook more food today but see what the rain has caused us.”
At the National Theatre, Iganmu, the situation was the same as families were seen under the Nigerian Brewery kiosks sheltering themselves from the rain.
Some of the picnickers told NAN that they were waiting for the rain to stop so that they could return home.
Florence Akinfenwa, a resident of Surulere, said that the rain had prevented her from relaxing with her family.
Akinfenwa said: “As you can see, what I did was to take my family inside Mr. Biggs at the theatre and buy them snacks.
“We can’t blame God for the rain.
“We are travelling to Abeokuta to celebrate with my in-laws tomorrow.”
Tunde Jinadu, a trader, said that even with the rain, he would still enjoy the holiday.
Jinadu said: “I have prepared myself for the rain.
“I will not leave this National Theatre until later in the night.”