Ehere community in Obingwa Council Area of Abia State, have threatened to sue the state government over the location of a refuse dump in the area.
The community lamented that the existence of the dump operated by the Abia State Environmental Protection Agency, ASEPA, has caused diseases outbreak in the area.
They alleged that ASEPA recently dumped an unknown chemical substance on the site which has polluted the air and made breathing difficult.
In a petition to the Commissioner for Environment, Aham Uko, titled; ‘Save our soul from indiscriminate and reckless waste pollution of our environment ‘, and signed by its solicitor, F.C. Ohajuru, the community handed a 14 day ultimatum to the state government to relocate the dump or the community will be compelled to use all lawful means to protect the health of the people from danger.
The petition noted that the community has made several entreaties to ASEPA to relocate the dump or abate the stinking odour emitting from the site for the sake of the health of the residents and preservation of the environment.
“The ASEPA’s waste dump site situated at Emelogu street residential area is where all manner of waste from different parts of Aba and its environs is dumped. The dump is completely filled, yet ASEPA keeps heaping refuse on top of the site.
“Consequently, Ehere community is adversely affected by air pollution. The stinking odour is unbearable. The odour emitting from the dump is overwhelming to the extent that it is perceived even in the dress of any person who steps into the area. ASEPA dumped an unknown chemical on the site which has compounded the already polluted air in the area. The chemical itself has a pungent odour, making breathing difficult, stuffy and choking.
“ASEPA cannot continue to take the lives of Abians for granted as doing so will be inconsistent with the mandate of the agency which is the protection of the environment. It is our instruction to demand that you intervene to stop ASEPA from further dumping refuse and for them to cover the dump with sand. Take notice that we shall be compelled to use all lawful means to protect the health of the people from the reckless act of ASEPA if after 14 days, this nuisance is not abated.”
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