Special Issue: Development and Sustainability in Africa – Part 3 International Journal of Development and Sustainability Online ISSN: 2168-8662 – www.isdsnet.com/ijds Volume 2 Number 4 (2013): Pages 2354-2367 ISDS Article ID: IJDS13073103 Impacts of flood disaster in Agege local government area Lagos, Nigeria Olajoke Abolade * , Akeem Bamidele Muili, Stephen Adegboyega Ikotun Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Ogbomoso Nigeria, Department of Urban and Regional Planning Abstract Against the background of incessant occurrence of flood and its devastating impacts on residents, the paper focused on the causes and effects of flood in Agege local government area of Lagos state. Data were collected through the use of structured questionnaire from the respondents. A total of two hundred and seven (207) questionnaires were administered to the respondents in the study area. The questionnaires were distributed using the systematic random technique at interval of ten housing units. Data collected were analyzed through the use of descriptive statistical analysis such as cross-tabulation and frequency. The study reveals that the major cause of flood in the study area was the non-functionality of the drainage system (65.89%) or total absence of the drainage system (37.68%) as the case may be. Also, high rainfall (65.22%) and dumping of waste into the drainage and water bodies (44.93%) have contributed to the regular occurrence of flood in the area. The regular re-occurrence of flood in the area has also been detrimental to the health of the residents of ALG Area. The study recommends enforcement of environmental laws that will restrict dumping of waste into the water body and sponsoring of public awareness and educative programs on how man’s activities has contributed to flood occurrence. Also, the repair and construction of drainage system should also be sponsored by the government at various level as well as proper channelization of river bodies to prevent overflow during heavy downpour. This will undoubtedly control its occurrence. Keywords: Flood, Development, Disaster, Drainage, Environment Copyright © 2013 by the Author(s) – Published by ISDS LLC, Japan International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS) Cite this paper as: Abolade, O., Muili, A.B. and Ikotun, S.A. (2013), “Impacts of flood disaster in Agege local government area Lagos, Nigeria”, International Journal of Development and Sustainability, Vol. 2 No. 4, pp. 2354-2367. * Corresponding author. E-mail address: oabolade@lautech.edu.ng