Scores of farmers in Oghalegbu village, Okija, in the Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, have been trapped across the Ulasi River as they can no longer access the upland following the cut-off of the only road leading to the community by gully erosion. PUNCH Metro learnt that the villagers went to their farms only to discover that they could not return to their houses as the erosion had cut off the road. A source said, “The road was constructed during the administration of former Governor Peter Obi and it helped in the transport of food crops from the agricultural rich community. He said, “Our people were happy when this road was built by Governor Obi as it made it easy for farmers to transport their produce. He promised to contact the Ihiala LGA chairman for more information and get back to our correspondent within 24 hours.

Source: Punch July 13, 2021 00:00 UTC