Five buildings and other property in Obogoro Town in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa have been swept into Ikoli River following a landslide arising from coastal erosion.
The incident which took place late Sunday night has displaced many locals, as scores of residents were seen fleeing from the ravaging disaster.
Ada Gwegwe, a frontline activist in the Save Obogoro Campaign, says the rampaging waters from the river is threatening the entire town. Gwegwe called on the relevant authorities and NGOs to come to their aid, stressing that the town might soon become history if urgent and proper measures were not taken.A journalist with Nigerian Pilot, Miss Eunice Nnachi, said previous promises by relevant authorities had remained unfulfilled, nothing that residents lived in palpable fears.
He said in the past the community had experienced severe landslides that washed the NYSC lodge, the community primary school and football field into the Ikoli River.
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