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Residents in Mpape community, an Abuja suburb in Bwari Area Council in the FCT, were thrown into panic, following a mini earth tremor noted around a section of the community, going into the third day.

Mpape is situated less than 10 minutes’ from the Abuja highbrow district of Maitama. It’s densely populated with many low earners as well as the middle class among its residents.

Residents who spoke to the Daily Trust during a visit yesterday disclosed that the earth tremor experience, accompanied with a devastated sound, was first noticed on Saturday and continued on Sunday as well as yesterday, Monday.

The situation is well noted around areas like P.W Neighbourhood, and Mopol 24 barracks, two areas sandwiched by the lonely single road that leads into the community. It has also been heard around Katampe junction, the area linked with the Murtala Muhammad Expressway.

A resident, Obinna Ngozi said the buildings shake whenever the movement takes place, causing fear in the minds of the residents.

The resident said he noticed the movement about 10 times on Saturday alone from when it started sometime around 4 pm, adding that the situation got worse the following day, Sunday.

Another resident who gave his name as Muhammad Ibrahim, said he earlier mistook the development as a bomb blast, as according to him, it sounded quite different from that of quarry mining, in which the area has made its name in the past.

A mining blaster, Nasiru Ahmad who spent years in the profession within the community noted that one can hardly be able to understand where the sound is originating from, unlike that of stone blasting, that is easy to be identified.

He, however, described a similar incident that took place about three years ago in the area as a more devastating one, which according to him was felt at far districts of Gishiri, Jahi, Maitama, as well as AYA, in Asokoro District, in the FCT.

A chief in the community, Peter David, said the last incident had originated from the Arab Road area in the community about three years ago. “Following that incident, officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) had sanctioned all mining activities in the community.

“However, the compliance only lasted for about three months, before the operators returned back to their known sites, and continued with their mining activities,” the chief added.

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That Mpape axis always have that scare the last couple of years...I remember a some yrs ago at home in Maitama we could hear serious sound rock blasting from there one night like that....

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That is supposed to be a really huge source of concern for those in charge over there.

Unfortunately, we operate a reactionary system in Nigeria, always waiting for terrible occurrences to happen before acting.

A mild tremor that has been giving warning since three years ago is enough to make anyone resident in that area to look for accommodation far away from that place.

Rock blasting is too much in that axis

Mryacks:
That Mpape axis always have that scare the last couple of years...I remember a some yrs ago at home in Maitama we could hear serious sound rock blasting from there one night like that....

There's an illegal stone company running in that area...

The community people reported the effect of the stone blast at brekete studio and nothing was done about it.

Don't we have enough problems as it is in this country

aah

sync:
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Ok

Righteousness2 go soon tell you say na because una too mock chosen for social media
God of chosen in action

Ok

jeffizy:
That is supposed to be a really huge source of concern for those in charge over there.

Instead we operate a reactionary type of system in this country. Waiting for something terrible to happen before acting.

However, a mild tremor that's been giving us warning since three years ago is enough to make any resident in that area look for accommodation far from such place.

Wetin you want make people above the San Andreas fault do?

Even the ground is feeling the effect of the natural disaster called APC

Largest quarry in west africa.

Enjoy the rock blasting.

People just operate like there are no laws that guides mining industry.

This will be another news with no investigation. Same cycle keep repeating.

Just declare who you are!
I'M A CHOSEN!
I'M A CHOSEN!
I'M A CHOSEN!
I'M A CHOSEN!
EARTH TREMOR WHO ARE YOU?

Naija is cursed with the present government

Bring the earth down!

when i tell some of my colleagues to do seismic designs they won't answer me

NoSmoking:
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I thought I saw mbape

how many times

Why not asorok

The God of Chosen will save you people. Don't panic.

Ahh

jmoore:
Largest quarry in west africa.

Enjoy the rock blasting.

Unlikely to be the reason in a basement complex.

I guess the last time, it was Kubwa, it's well.

God Abeg oo we no get the recovery power.

If you want to punish please punish our government and politicians directly.

hakeem4:
when i tell some of my colleagues to do seismic designs they won't answer me

Seismic design for what?

Mryacks:
That Mpape axis always have that scare the last couple of years...I remember a some yrs ago at home in Maitama we could hear serious sound rock blasting from there one night like that....

chai