GWALLAMEJI RESIDENTS DECRY REFUGEE POLLUTION

GWALLAMEJI RESIDENTS DECRY REFUGEE POLLUTION

The resident of Gwallameji community expresses themselves on dumping of dirt in their environment which draws the attention of the residents and students living in the environment.

This issue of dumping of waste openly in the environment it is alarming which will also course health challenges to the resident and student in the community.

In an interview with a student at Federal Polytechnic Bauchi, a resident in the gwallameji village express himself about the issue of dirt in the environment which he said, the student face this challenges because the dirt brings mosquitoes which causes malaria, fever among others. He also said that, the Government should intervene by making sure the environmental health officers adhere to their jobs making sure that dirt are burnt every last Saturday of the month diligently.

Amina Abdul a student also said, the community leaders in person of Sarkin Gwallameji should assign a different sanitation day apart from the one we observe every last Saturdays of the month. The community leaders should come together and provide a waste bin CAN in every house in the community and make sure that it been burnt every week. This will help to reduce the dumping of refuge around the environment, she also mentioned that the community leaders should create awareness by educating the residence to stop dumping refugees around their environment, by enlightening them about what this dirt can cause to their health.

According to Abdulkarim Hassan, a resident in the gwallameji community shades more light on this issue, which he said people can join their heads together to keep the community clean not until they are been ask to. He said cleanness is good in the sight of  God, he encourage that we can set an example by doing the needful by cleaning the environment voluntarily.