Foreign firms operating mining sites have been making lives unbearable for residents of the Chachi community, Zuma Rock Estate in Niger State. DAMILOLA AINA writes on the effects on the people
According to him, anytime there is a blast, dust fills the air, and it is almost impossible for residents to breathe well, adding that they stay indoors once they hear the blast warning.
“The children run for shelter anytime it starts; how I wish you would witness what we go through here. We have light, but it is not stable; we don’t have water or a hospital. The government just abandoned us here with no compensation or corporate social responsibility from the companies.” “The elders of the town have taken reasonable steps by taking our cries to the government, but the commissioner was here once with his entourage and advised them to reduce the blasting.
Using Google Earth, an open-source app using satellite imagery, our correspondent discovered that the distance between the blasting site and the community runs contrary to the law.
“Also, when the rocks are broken into pieces, part of it becomes dust and is easily blown away by the wind. When people in the vicinity inhale it, it would have consequences for lung diseases. “For children and pregnant women, the consequences won’t be different from other adults, although they have a longer time to live with the consequences compared to adults. For pregnant women, childbirth may be stressful; it could affect the progress of pregnancy and might lead to hypertension or induce premature labour. There should be a standard distance for quarry operations. A quarry should never be situated in a residential area.
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