As the victim attempted to jump over a gutter, one of his legs was said to have been trapped.
Eyewitnesses told our correspondent that efforts to save him were abortive, adding that the 38-year-old did not struggle with the surge.
A bundle of naira notes and a teller were reportedly found on him.
A trader, Jane Nwosu, who claimed to have witnessed the incident, said it happened around 1pm.
She said, “The man had just come out of the bank and he was about to cross the gutter when his feet slipped. People tried to rescue him but his head was stuck in the drainage.
“He appeared weak and did not struggle to save himself. The flood swept him through the drainage and everybody was helpless.”
A friend of the victim, who identified himself as Korede, said Talabi had been sick and had been admitted to a private hospital before he was discharged on Friday.
A relative, Ibikunle Oguntamu, said the family did not know he had been swept away by flood
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