FEMA barricades collapsing Dogon Gada bridge to avert loss of lives

The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), has barricaded Dogon Gada box culvert, which is on the verge of being collapsed to avert loss of lives.
Mrs Florence Wenegieme, Director, Forecasting, Response and Mitigation, FEMA, who led the exercise in Abuja on Sunday, described the development as a disaster waiting to happen.
Wenegieme explained that the culvert was on the access road that linked Lokogoma village popularly known as Dogon Gida community to Ring Road II.
She described the culvert as one of the vulnerable locations in the FCT, particularly to flooding during the rainy season.
According to her, many members of the community have lost their lives while trying to cross the culvert during the rainy season due to flooding.
“Dogon Gada community is one of the vulnerable locations in the FCT, particularly to flooding during the rainy season.
“Every year, we record loss of lives in this location, especially to flooding. Now the rain is becoming very heavy, and you can see that the box culvert is on the verge of collapsing.
“The shoulders are already sinking, and parts of the bridge are already broken.
“We tried to stop vehicular movement along the road to no avail, and to avert further loss of lives, we have decided to barricade the road completely.”