Okuama-Ewu returnee villagers collapse, fall sick on sighting destroyed homes

Okuama teenager: ‘I am heartbroken. Our school is destroyed. I don’t know how I will write my WASSCE right now’Many residents, especially mothers of Okuama-Ewu community, Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State, collapsed on sighting their shattered homes when they returned on Wednesday after the Nigerian

”They destroyed everything, including our houses, utensils and clothes. To start life afresh is the only way, which is going to be difficult. ”Looters came to steal immediately the army left; some were caught by the angry youths. We have not heard anything from the IDP committee until now.”Fifty-two-year-old farmer Florence Ekiroro stated: “I collapsed at the jetty because we have become homeless.

Fifty-eight-year-old trader/farmer, Victoria Paul informed Vanguard, “On arrival and seeing the gravity of damages, I fainted but was revived. ”On return, we have started fishing and that is how we are feeding. We have no gari, salt or other ingredients to cook, including cooking utensils. ”We lost people to sicknesses and snake bites, but coming here, I feel more comfortable. I lost everything, including my younger brother, who the Army arrested. I saw him in the internet but we have not seen him again.“I lost my certificates and everything, including my voter’s card. I lost my original certificates, including my marriage certificate. My wife and my children are residents in Warri. At night, we sleep in the Anglican Church, which is the only building left in the town.

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