Opening of Oya dam renders residents homeless, jobless
https://infoniger.blogspot.com/2016/10/opening-of-oya-dam-renders-residents.html
Every three years, the residents of Gaun, a border town between Lagos and Ogun states expect the worst when the Oyan Dam in Ogun is opened.
Every time this happens, a floodgate of water is released into the sorrounding communities, submerging homes and causing untold hardship to their existence. Reports have it that the communities are on the brink of extinction.
A deluge of misery “If I knew this is how the community is, I would not have agreed to move to this area, this is the worst thing I have ever seen or witnessed in my life,”
those were the lamentations of a resident of Warewa, one of the communities on the border between Lagos and Ogun states.
For four consecutive days, residents of Guan, Warewa and OPIC have been exposed to untold and unprecedented hardship in their areas. The reason for this is the opening of the Oyan Dam in Ogun state (an event which takes place every three-four years).
The communities have been reduced to a ‘sea’ from the lively and homely abodes which they were known to be when residents rushed to build houses.
The residents were filled with despair, regrets, motionless expressions at times as some have also resorted to fate as they have been faced with the harsh realities of their homeless state.
Every time this happens, a floodgate of water is released into the sorrounding communities, submerging homes and causing untold hardship to their existence. Reports have it that the communities are on the brink of extinction.
A deluge of misery “If I knew this is how the community is, I would not have agreed to move to this area, this is the worst thing I have ever seen or witnessed in my life,”
those were the lamentations of a resident of Warewa, one of the communities on the border between Lagos and Ogun states.
For four consecutive days, residents of Guan, Warewa and OPIC have been exposed to untold and unprecedented hardship in their areas. The reason for this is the opening of the Oyan Dam in Ogun state (an event which takes place every three-four years).
The communities have been reduced to a ‘sea’ from the lively and homely abodes which they were known to be when residents rushed to build houses.
The residents were filled with despair, regrets, motionless expressions at times as some have also resorted to fate as they have been faced with the harsh realities of their homeless state.
