Tragedy was averted in the early hours of Wednesday in Taraba following the collapse of a major bridge at Peva, which linked Wukari and Takum towns in the state.

Takum is the home town of a former Minister of Defence and Former Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Theophilus Danjuma.

An eyewitness, Mr Torsaa Chieve, told PUNCH Metro that the collapse of the bridge followed a heavy rain that lasted for several hours in the area.

He lamented that residents of Peva in Chanchanji ward along Takum-Wukari Expressway had repeatedly called on the Federal Government to fix the bridge which had become a death trap since the beginning of the rainy season this year.

Elder Joseph Kyanden Useh, a community leader, said he had mobilised youths in the area to manage the bridge to enable people access the market and called on the Federal Government to come to the aid of the people of the area, as well as commuters plying the Takum-Wukari road.

“Today is Peva market and only God knows the number of casualty if the bridge had collapsed when people were crossing it to come to the market.

“Peva remains the commercial hub of Taraba, especially when it comes to agricultural business. So government must fix the bridge to promote commercial activities here,” he said.

The Special Adviser to the Governor of Taraba State on New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), Dennis Nev, who hails from the area, said, “The bridge is central to the economy of the state and must not be allowed to be in this bad state for long. It is serving both farmers and contractor handling Kashimbila Dam project who are also constructing a power station in Wukari.

“I want to appeal to the federal and state governments to quickly fix the bridge,” he said.

Our correspondent gathered that the bridge was constructed in 1967 during the military administration of Gen. Yakubu Gowon, while Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo was the site engineer.

The bridge was said to have been constructed by the military to enable soldiers to access the 93 Army Battalion in Ada Barracks, Takum.

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London bridge is falling down

The bridge has had enough

Ok

Buhari will do it only of u can vote for him in 2019

Nigeria and carelessness. May God forgive us whatever sin is making us have terrible leaders.

Wonders... a post earned a placement in FrontPage without a single comment. Thought it's from TRENDING to FP. What do I know?

What are they trying to say now. That the lifespan of the bridge is merely 50yrs. Rubbish

Picture of the bridge

Life is precious and has no second chance

this happened in Ty Danjuma's community.... one of the richest man in Africa....

Where are pictures of the bridge?
Inconclusive report

A forewarning to Lagos government, all these articulated vehicles queue and plying our bridges not the best.

Where there is alternative route to bridge, they should make use of it.

Too much of Igbos overloaded spare parts trucks

That's why we are Atikulating!

I knew the bridge would collapse sooner than later. I had my eyes closed on the bridge last time i plied that road in June. In fact, it's a metal sheet that connects the two ends of the road and only small and medium sized vehicles can access it. it's a pity those people would have to be cut off at a time like this when harvest is at its peak.

MicroSweet:
Wonders... a post earned a placement in FrontPage without a single comment. Thought it's from TRENDING to FP. What do I know?

You know nothing..

lekhane:
Nigeria and carelessness. May God forgive us whatever sin is making us have terrible leaders.

Rather, it's poor maintenance culture

Afobear:
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Craziest meme!

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The bridge is tired of buhari

Nigeria number one problem is that we sorely rely on our useless government , the community around the area can Crow fund the project

That is how buhari's political ambition shall collapse come 2019.. #Atikulate now for a better nigeria

Danjuma was in OBJ's government yet he never saw it fit to use his influence to get the government to rebuild or rehabilitate the bridge.

People in government are so selfish.

Meanwhile, Buhari is a monumental failure, who must be sent back to Daura, come 2019.

[quote author=demsid post=71974999]What are they trying to say now. That the lifespan of the bridge is merely 50yrs. Rubbish [/quot

its fair enough, no bridge can last that long without maintenance.

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why nah?

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57 years without maintenance. I trust my country

I pray river Niger bridge don't collapse one day....As Buhari thinks propaganda is how you lead a people....

Gosh!!! I hate stories with no pictures...
you can sit down for minutes and write something this long but can simply take a picture of less than 2 seconds. WTF