NAF Air Crash: Aiyedatiwa Orders Fumigation Of Igbokoda River To Avert Outbreak Of Diseases
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa ordered fumigation and health supplies after the crash killed 25 people and polluted the community’s main water source.
- On October 5, a Nigerian Air Force aircraft crashed into the Igbokoda River, killing five crew members and 20 passengers and contaminating the community's primary water source.
- The NAF established a 12-member board to investigate the crash, while search teams struggle to locate the main wreckage submerged deep within the swampy terrain where it occurred.
- Residents report an "unbelievable" stench from decaying human remains floating in the Igbokoda River, which serves as the sole drinking water source for the Ilaje Local Government Area.
- Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa ordered the river's fumigation and distributed nose masks and water tankers to residents nine days after the incident to prevent disease outbreaks.
- While some residents like Odunsola Dada believe the river will "clean itself with time", others demand urgent environmental remediation to prevent an epidemic and restore destroyed livelihoods.
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Igbokoda aircraft crash: NAF responds to residents’ fears over offensive odour
The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has assured residents of Igbokoda, Ondo State, that it will engage relevant environmental and public health authorities to address concerns over an offensive odour and the possible environmental impact of an aircraft accident in the area. The NAF said it was aware of the concerns expressed by residents, adding that it recognised […] Igbokoda aircraft crash: NAF responds to residents’ fears over offensive odour
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 […]
Nigeria: 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."
Ondo crash: Epidemic fears mount as bodies remain unrecovered
Nine days after a NAF aircraft crashed in Igbokoda, Ondo State, fears of a public health crisis are rising as the 25 victims’ bodies remain unrecovered. Read More: https://punchng.com/ondo-crash-epidemic-fears-mount-as-bodies-remain-unrecovered/
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.”
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