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Residents of Enugwu-Nanka Village in Orumba North local government area of Anambra State have pleaded for the state government’s intervention to address the worsening gully erosion threatening the community.

The residents are also seeking reprieve from the World Bank and relevant environmental stakeholders to prevent continuous destruction of lives and properties in the area.

Chairman of the Enugwu-Nanka Erosion and Flood Control Committee, Chief Emmanuel Osele, told newsmen that the erosion had displaced over 200 families, while houses worth billions of naira had collapsed into gullies.

He said, “Several buildings, farmlands, access roads linking the village with neighbouring Amakor and Ubahu communities, as well as critical infrastructure, are at risk, if urgent action was not taken.

“The community and individuals have embarked on various self-help measures, including tree planting, construction of drainages and catchment pits, to mitigate the damage. We also warned residents against cutting down trees in erosion-prone areas, but to no avail.

“We are therefore calling on the federal and Anambra State governments to urgently intervene in the worsening gully erosion threatening our community.”

A resident of the community, Nze Joshua Obinwa, whose house is threatened by the erosion, said the problem had lingered for decades.

Obinwa, an octogenarian, said that the menace had also displaced many old people from their ancestral homes; he consequently, joined in the call for governments intervention. (NAN)