Many residents have sent Save Our Soul appeal to Governor Chukwuma Soludo and President Bola Tinubu to come to their aid as landslide cuts off Onitsha-Owerri road expressway in Anambra state.

They said the erosion is not only threatening many buildings but also lives in the area.

The landslide occurred at Oba in Idemili South local government area of Anambra State and only a lane of the ever -busy Onitsha- Owerri is being plied .

The slide, said to be about 100 meters deep and about 400 meters in length, buried the concrete culvert earlier used to control gully erosion in the area.

Major racks were seen several metres along the road from the popular Oba junction and traffic had been directed to only one lane, thereby slowing down vehicular movement in the area.

A resident In the area, Innocent Akwuegbu, told The Nation those living around the area were at the risk of losing their lives soon if nothing was done urgently by both the State and FG.

For Chinyeaka Okpara their building and uncountable others were at danger of being swallowed by the erosion soonest.

Some property owners were seen inspecting the extent of damage on Sunday with a view to deciding what action to take about their newly completed houses in the estate.

Some others, whose filling stations and houses were close to the site of the landslide,said that with the rainy season getting to its peak, there were fears that the menace might claim more land in the area.

An Onitsha- based businessman, Chief Francis Nnaka, who said he had a recently built two- storey building close to the affected area, called on the Federal and State governments to intervene without further delay to save many buildings and land already acquired for development in the area.

According to him: “Government cannot say that it did not know that gully erosion was developing on this spot for over one year.

“Last week, it was just about two feet to the road and If they had controlled it at that level, this massive slide would not have occurred. Now, hundreds of millions of naira will be spent to handle it.

“And if nothing is done immediately, both lanes of the expressway will be affected, which might lead to a complete closure of the Oba section of the road.” (The Nation)

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