By Adimike George 4 hours 1 minute ago
Anambra State governor, Peter Obi
About seven school children have been reported dead, while several people were rendered homeless in Ojibwa Oedipus, a riverine community in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra state following a ravaging flood that washed away most of their homes.

The Nation gathered that the ravaging flood was as a result of the blockage of a major water channel in the community by the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) while mounting the High Tension poles.

Narrating their ordeal to Newsmen in Onitsha at the weekend the Spokesperson of the community under the aegis of the Ogbaru Stakeholders’ Forum, Sir Peter Okala lamented that most houses in the area have been totally submerged in the flood which has been growing unabated.
According to him, the only solution to the menace of flooding is to reopen the water channel earlier blocked by the PHCN while erecting high tension poles.

The visibly troubled Okala, disclosed that in order to access their homes, residents had to construct make-shift wooden part ways, which he said has led to the death of about seven school children who slipped off and got drowned.

He said the residents have been having horrifying experiences as reptiles especially pythons have attacked some of the hapless victims, adding that the huge snakes even invade their poultry farms and devour their birds.

He said, “At night we can hardly sleep as we keep vigil to ensure that the snakes do not attack us while in bed. There was an incident when an elderly woman was nearly strangled by the snake if not for the help of neighbours who came to her rescue and killed the snake, it is that bad.”

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we must pray 2 avert further disaster this is something serious

Phcn or whatever they are called should be sued for causing dangerous obstructions that led to lost of lives and livelyhood

thats bad