NAF Air Crash: Aiyedatiwa Orders Fumigation Of Igbokoda River To Avert Outbreak Of Diseases
The governor ordered fumigation, water tankers and health kits as officials warned of pollution after 25 people died in the crash.
- Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa ordered the fumigation of the Igbokoda River nine days after the Nigerian Air Force plane crash, while directing the distribution of nose masks and health kits to residents.
- The NAF ATR-42 crashed into the swamp on October 5, killing all 25 people on board, with decay from victims and aircraft debris contaminating the local water source.
- Traditional ruler Afolabi Odidiomo warned that the river, which supplies drinking water via an Aboto treatment plant seven kilometres away, is heavily polluted, sparking urgent fears of epidemic among residents.
- Aiyedatiwa instructed the Ilaje Local Government Area to arrange water tankers for residents, while the Nigerian Air Force established a 12-member investigation board to examine the crash.
- The main aircraft body remains submerged in swampy terrain as recovery operations continue, though resident Odunsola Dada believes the river will clean itself naturally over time.
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NAF crash: Aiyedatiwa orders fumigation of Igbokoda river
By Dayo Johnson, Akure Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has ordered the immediate fumigation of the river at Igbokoda following complaints of offensive odour and concerns about possible pollution after last week’s Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash. The directive was disclosed in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Idowu Ajanaku. According […]
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"This same river where the plane crashed into is what supplies our drinking water. We have a water treatment machine at Aboto about seven kilometres away from here. The water doesn't come every day, and when it comes, it is this same water that flows there, pumped to be treated for our drinking. So, it means whatever happens, pollution is already in the river, either as a result of decayed bodies or as oil that dropped into the river."
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Military Plane Crash: Traditional ruler cries out as decaying bodies 'pollute' community's source of drinking water
"This same river where the plane crashed into is what supplies our drinking water. We have a water treatment machine at Aboto about seven kilometres away from here. The water doesn't come every day, and when it comes, it is this same water that flows there, pumped to be treated for our drinking. So, it means whatever happens, pollution is already in the river, either as a result of decayed bodies or as oil that dropped into the river.”
Aiyedatiwa Orders Igbokoda River Fumigation After NAF Crash Stench
Ghazali Ibrahim Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has ordered the fumigation of Igbokoda River following complaints from residents about a foul smell coming from the site of last week’s Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft crash. The governor also directed the state Ministries of Environment and Health to distribute nose masks and other essential health kits […]
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