Residents of Osogbo experience first rain in 2020

By Ajelogbon De-Moon

The residents of Osogbo, Osun State Capital, on Friday recorded the first rain in the year 2020 across major parts of the city of Osogbo in the early hours of Friday, OsunReporters gathered.

The rain started at about 01:17a.m which lasted for nearly 12 minutes.

Some residents talked about the season and described the rain as “refreshing” as the first rain of the year due to the breeze that preceded it and after it.

“Although the rain is not heavy, it brings succour to the residents of Osogbo that have been experiencing intense heat.

“We pray for more of it in the forthcoming days or weeks for the beginning of the rainy season,” residents said.

A female resident who is a roadside shop owner, Mrs Mojoyin Akindele said the rain will save people from dust that has continuously covered everywhere and settled on furniture and other household items.

Mr Olaitan Dauda, who is a casava farmer described the rain as “a welcome development to farmers”. He said, although the first rain had been witnessed, its frequency afterward would be a plus for farmers to start planting in order to have a bountiful harvest this year. He however, warned farmers to resist the temptation of rushing to plant any seed now as the rain might cease and later come back evilly.