The youths of Nnachioma Umuariam community in the Obowo Local Government Area of Imo State, on Thursday, sought the state government’s intervention over the menace of gully erosion threatening the people of the area.
Protesting in the community, the youths decried the effects of worsening gully erosion in the community.
They said that the menace of the gully erosion was a big threat to their livelihood, including houses and farm crops.
One of the protesting youths, Emeka Nnamdi, said, “we are protesting the government’s negligence over the years. We are also protesting the worsening effects of the menace of erosion in our community.
“We are always left behind in government’s developmental projects. Our houses, town hall, roads have been washed away by erosion.
“The development calls for an emergency response from the government. Our houses are submerging and we are dying of hunger.”
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