Tuesday, September 10, 2024 -Wild animals are currently on the loose in Maiduguri, Borno state following the heavy flooding experienced in the state.
According to a Coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs),
the wild animals in the Shehu Sanda Kyarimi park, a popular zoo in the area are
currently unknown as most of them escaped immediately the flood water overran
the zoo.
The Chairman of CSOs, Lake-Chad Basin, Ahmed Shehu, said;
“The Maiduguri bypass bridge is also filled and the bridge is already
flooded. The zoo road is being flooded with water and it’s gushing
to College Of Health Technology, Maiduguri, where students were already
relocated to school of nursing. Also, the water is heading towards the
commissioner of police junction through Damboa Road.
The situation is so dire. The water flooded the zoo at midnight. Though
no one can tell the situation of the animals but definitely they will scamper
for safety and in the process cause harm to the community.
It is the same water route that displaced people are taking, the animals
will take too. Aside from wide animals escaping from the zoo, the Christians
cemetery around Amb Baba Ahmed Jidda house in Old GRA has been submerged. This
poses serious public health threats. Government needs to activate emergency
response.”
He urged the state government to swing into
action to curtail the situation.
“I suggest an urgent need for the
government to barricade the axis to ensure that the citizens are guided and as
well protected from the wild animals. It’s very sad. The situation is beyond
one’s imagination and calls for activation of emergency response
mechanisms by all stakeholders. This is a moment for prayers and support
to Maiduguri residents” Shehu said
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