Erosion menace: Awka indigenes abandon homes, seek govt's intervention

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Some residents of Awka community, within the capital territory, have abandoned their homes over the menace of erosion. Residents of the area during a

Some residents of Awka community, within the capital territory, have abandoned their homes over the menace of erosion.

The gully, which has eaten up a large portion of land in Amachalla village, is still threatening more buildings, while many residents of the area have abandoned their properties. “In this very place five years ago, a man who couldn’t bear the devastation on his house committed suicide. That is the condition we have found ourselves in.”

 

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