The serene, agrarian town is also burdened by bad roads and a deep gully has separated the community from neighbouring communities. Houses already overtaken by erosion litter the landscape. Other houses at the edge of the chasm are at the mercy of the infuriating erosion.

Across the gully is a neighbouring community, Ijoko-Ota. Residents in Ipamesan lamented that the gully had menacingly separated them from Ijoko-Ota and they now have to take longer routes to access the community.

Though the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area nears Lagos; that seems to be the only similarities it shares with its more prosperous neighbour with some good roads as the gullies have rendered the community nearly impassable both to vehicles and human beings.

The gullies created by the aggressive erosion wreaking havoc in the community have forced some landlords and residents to flee based on fears their houses might soon collapse.

Gullies are resultant effects of the removal of soil by running water. In many cases, they occur as a result of water being channelled across unprotected land and wash away the soil along the drainage lines. Excessive clearing, inappropriate land use and compaction of the soil expose the soil, making it unable to absorb excess water. Unfortunately, gullies occur in the most productive area of the community and it provides a harbour for vermin.

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PUNCH Metro gathered that the child left her parents’ house in Anambra State for Port Harcourt, Rivers State, in April 2021, after Ginika promised to send her to school while she assisted with the house chores.

Ginika, while accusing the victim of stubbornness, allegedly used a hot iron to hit her in the head.

Our correspondent learnt that without informing Favour’s parents, the suspect drove the child to Nnewi, Anambra State, and left her in a clinic.

The girl’s mother, Chindima Anigbogu, said when she called Ginika to ask about the welfare of her child, the suspect lied that Favour had an accident and was being treated.

She said, “The woman’s brother came to me in April that she needed someone to take care of her kids. Because my husband had a challenge with his business, we did not have money. I have four kids, so I decided that my daughter should go and stay with her so things would be easier for us.

“I begged her that the most important thing I wanted for my daughter was for her to go to school and she said I should not worry. For the five months that my daughter stayed with her, she failed to enrol her in a school. But whenever I called to speak with my daughter, she would lie that she had gone to school.

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