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Oduga Stream In Nnewi Dries Up; Emits Flames, Offensive Odor! by ANSOM: 11:41am On May 28, 2018
PANIC IN NNEWI AS STREAM DRIES UP; EMITS FLAMES, OFFENSIVE ODOR!

Many visitors know Nnewi in Anambra State only as an industrial hub East of the Niger with the Japan of Africa accolade. But there are other natural deposits, even mysteries that make the industrial community a place to visit.

A recent discovery at Umuzu Mbana village, Otolo, Nnewi, where a waterfall of many centuries that formed a stream at its base called Oduga Stream suddenly dried up, leaving a mystery fire at the bush around in its stead with very offensive odour that has sent the villagers packing.

The occurrence has remained a hard nut to crack even by geologists who visited the scene recently. Many of the villagers were said to have relocated to other neighborhoods because of the health hazards the mysterious offensive odour has subjected them to. But others who could not easily relocate are still trapped in the village helplessly.

The President General of the community, Hon Afam Muodelo told our reporter that before now, the stream was the source of potable water for the villagers. He said the water was the cleanest of all, including boreholes within the environment with no atom of impurity as it came out from the rock.

He explained that it was always kept clean by the youths every last Saturday of the month as a matter of the village policy which started from their forefathers.

“It was around January 2018 when the villagers began to perceive foul odour all over the place and nobody could fathom what was wrong or the source of the odour. Our youths were dispatched to go and find out what was amiss. And they came back with the information that it was coming from the stream site which dried up some months earlier and people had stopped visiting it. They also came with the information that smokes and fire were coming out from the site,” Hon Muodelo explained.

He said that when the villagers sighted the fire at the waterfall area they thought it was something they could just contain and had to mobilize the youths to put it out with water.

But surprisingly, according to him, that was to no avail. He said all the rainfalls so far this year could not quench the bush fire with thick smokes that had been raging with restricted portions in the bush with some stuffs like ceramics around the spots.

To show how concerned and worried the villagers are, the community leader said the attentions of Anambra State Ministry Health, State Ministry of Environment, State Fire Service, Nnewi Council Area, geologists from Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University and member representing Nnewi North/ Nnewi South and Ekwusigo Federal Constituency at the National Assembly were drawn to the site with no solution at sight.

He told our reporter that the state health officials advised that every member of the village must begin to take two tins of liquid milk every day, morning and night, as a preventive measure against health hazards the odour oozing from the bush might cause them.

But the community leader was worried that not every family in the village could afford that on a daily basis. Muodelo said there was no deity at the area of the incident or any sacrilegious thing done there to attract the unusual happenings.

He called on the Federal and State governments to urgently come to the rescue of the villagers who were exposed to serious health hazards.
Opinions in the village suggested declaring the residents internally displaced and to evacuate them to a camp until the issues were sorted out to avoid recording casualties.

SOURCE: https://web.facebook.com/AnambraOnline/posts/1655618651183063

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Re: Oduga Stream In Nnewi Dries Up; Emits Flames, Offensive Odor! by MANNABBQGRILLS: 11:41am On May 28, 2018
The gods must be angry!

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Re: Oduga Stream In Nnewi Dries Up; Emits Flames, Offensive Odor! by ANSOM: 11:41am On May 28, 2018
Could this be an impending volcanic eruption?

Before a volcano erupts, there is normally an increase in earthquakes and tremors near and under the volcano. These are caused by magma (molten rock) pushing upward through the rock under the volcano.

The ground may crack open and allow steam to escape.

Gases such as carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide, a gas that smells like eggs gone bad, frequently are present and escape in seams along mountainous rocks.

Hot springs in the area around the volcano may appear or change in appearance and temperature.

It is really shocking that so-called "Environmental Analysts" couldn't decipher what is about to happen and "Health Experts" are advising residents in the area to take "2 tins of milk daily to prevent a health crisis.

So laughable!

Lalasticlala

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Re: Oduga Stream In Nnewi Dries Up; Emits Flames, Offensive Odor! by ANSOM: 11:45am On May 28, 2018
post=67953095:
The gods must be angry!

Which gods? Must everything have a spiritual undertone?

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Re: Oduga Stream In Nnewi Dries Up; Emits Flames, Offensive Odor! by MANNABBQGRILLS: 11:46am On May 28, 2018
ANSOM:


Which gods? Must everything have a spiritual undertone?
Na so dem teach us for Africa o!!
No be our fault at all!!

Joking tho......

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Re: Oduga Stream In Nnewi Dries Up; Emits Flames, Offensive Odor! by orbgoblin: 11:55am On May 28, 2018
lol milk sellers in nnewi Don hammer. the bad smell is sulphur gas. this is a geothermal activity. and the geologists should know better than allowing people to be told to drink 2 cans of milk daily.

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Re: Oduga Stream In Nnewi Dries Up; Emits Flames, Offensive Odor! by PFRB: 11:57am On May 28, 2018
It could be a volcanic eruption about to take place.

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Re: Oduga Stream In Nnewi Dries Up; Emits Flames, Offensive Odor! by Lipscomb(m): 12:05pm On May 28, 2018
shocked
Re: Oduga Stream In Nnewi Dries Up; Emits Flames, Offensive Odor! by SalamRushdie: 12:05pm On May 28, 2018
Low level volcanic activity

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Re: Oduga Stream In Nnewi Dries Up; Emits Flames, Offensive Odor! by Nobody: 12:05pm On May 28, 2018
Hawaii on my mind.

We are taking this with kids gloves instead of finding a solution on time. Remember Nigeria doesn't have an emergency rescue team.

BTW, that commissioner should be sacked ASAP. He should have hired professionals to do the job since he cannot do instead of the milk thy prescribed?

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Re: Oduga Stream In Nnewi Dries Up; Emits Flames, Offensive Odor! by gurnam: 12:19pm On May 28, 2018
Some people want to hammer by giving contract to supply milk to the villagers and potential Internally Displaced villagers grin

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Re: Oduga Stream In Nnewi Dries Up; Emits Flames, Offensive Odor! by orijinalgangsta: 12:21pm On May 28, 2018
Seismic Activity; Active volcano!

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Re: Oduga Stream In Nnewi Dries Up; Emits Flames, Offensive Odor! by Nobody: 12:29pm On May 28, 2018
NEMA should investigate this and earn their paycheck.

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Re: Oduga Stream In Nnewi Dries Up; Emits Flames, Offensive Odor! by BlackHatNaija: 12:37pm On May 28, 2018
The gods are angry.
They want sharwana and pizza instead of too much blood shed.

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Re: Oduga Stream In Nnewi Dries Up; Emits Flames, Offensive Odor! by makkosky(m): 12:38pm On May 28, 2018
HMMMM


CLICK MY SIGNATURE IF YOU ARE NOT A NIGERIAN
Re: Oduga Stream In Nnewi Dries Up; Emits Flames, Offensive Odor! by Metuh: 12:39pm On May 28, 2018
Buhari will never go unpunished

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Re: Oduga Stream In Nnewi Dries Up; Emits Flames, Offensive Odor! by maxiuc(m): 12:39pm On May 28, 2018
cheesy
Re: Oduga Stream In Nnewi Dries Up; Emits Flames, Offensive Odor! by TheNigerianMan: 12:40pm On May 28, 2018
The Gods are angry
Re: Oduga Stream In Nnewi Dries Up; Emits Flames, Offensive Odor! by ZombiePUNISHER: 12:40pm On May 28, 2018
Buhari has a hand in this..



Trust me
I know badluck when I see one

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Re: Oduga Stream In Nnewi Dries Up; Emits Flames, Offensive Odor! by Nobody: 12:41pm On May 28, 2018
Volcanic emissions. No superstitious hype here biko

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Re: Oduga Stream In Nnewi Dries Up; Emits Flames, Offensive Odor! by theophorus(m): 12:41pm On May 28, 2018
the gods are angry
Re: Oduga Stream In Nnewi Dries Up; Emits Flames, Offensive Odor! by elgramz: 12:41pm On May 28, 2018
Volcano loading embarassed

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Re: Oduga Stream In Nnewi Dries Up; Emits Flames, Offensive Odor! by Ayobami7(m): 12:41pm On May 28, 2018
Na wa o
Re: Oduga Stream In Nnewi Dries Up; Emits Flames, Offensive Odor! by Nobody: 12:42pm On May 28, 2018
ANSOM:
Could this be an impending volcanic eruption?

Before a volcano erupts, there is normally an increase in earthquakes and tremors near and under the volcano. These are caused by magma (molten rock) pushing upward through the rock under the volcano.

The ground may crack open and allow steam to escape.

Gases such as carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide, a gas that smells like eggs gone bad, frequently are present and escape in seams along mountainous rocks.

Hot springs in the area around the volcano may appear or change in appearance and temperature.

It is really shocking that so-called "Environmental Analysts" couldn't decipher what is about to happen and "Health Experts" are advising residents in the area to take "2 tins of milk daily to prevent a health crisis.

So laughable!

Lalasticlala

Guy, u be geologist?
Ur analysis make sense die

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Re: Oduga Stream In Nnewi Dries Up; Emits Flames, Offensive Odor! by package7(m): 12:43pm On May 28, 2018
Na dem....who else ? APC Of cause shocked
Re: Oduga Stream In Nnewi Dries Up; Emits Flames, Offensive Odor! by Nobody: 12:43pm On May 28, 2018
post=67954688:
The gods are angry.
They want sharwana and pizza instead of too much blood shed.
grin grin grin 21st century gods
Re: Oduga Stream In Nnewi Dries Up; Emits Flames, Offensive Odor! by thunderbabs: 12:44pm On May 28, 2018
ANSOM:
Could this be an impending volcanic eruption?

Before a volcano erupts, there is normally an increase in earthquakes and tremors near and under the volcano. These are caused by magma (molten rock) pushing upward through the rock under the volcano.

The ground may crack open and allow steam to escape.

Gases such as carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide, a gas that smells like eggs gone bad, frequently are present and escape in seams along mountainous rocks.

Hot springs in the area around the volcano may appear or change in appearance and temperature.

It is really shocking that so-called "Environmental Analysts" couldn't decipher what is about to happen and "Health Experts" are advising residents in the area to take "2 tins of milk daily to prevent a health crisis.

So laughable!

Lalasticlala

Why didnt they just consult this geologist instead, ehn? Before they start saying amhadioha needs 7 fowl heads to stop it

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Re: Oduga Stream In Nnewi Dries Up; Emits Flames, Offensive Odor! by erico2k2(m): 12:44pm On May 28, 2018
ANSOM:


Which gods? Must everything have a spiritual undertone?
4 9ja nah soooooo grin grin grin everything is spiritual
Re: Oduga Stream In Nnewi Dries Up; Emits Flames, Offensive Odor! by BlackHatNaija: 12:45pm On May 28, 2018
dilodavid:
grin grin grin 21st century gods
grin

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Re: Oduga Stream In Nnewi Dries Up; Emits Flames, Offensive Odor! by package7(m): 12:45pm On May 28, 2018
TheNigerianMan:
The Gods are angry
bros na small letter g you ought to have use okay. On love

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