The affected areas include Anambra West, Anambra East, Ogbaru, Awka North, and Ayamelum.

Social media is awash with videos and images showing residents, including children, navigating through floodwaters, with many houses, markets, churches, schools, and other facilities submerged. In one video, Nnoru Anaekwe, a resident from the hard-hit community of Mmiata-Anam in Anambra West LGA, described how residents now rely on wooden canoes to travel as significant portions of their community remain underwater.

Another clip featured Mrs. Edith Ndive, Deputy Local Government Chairman of Anambra West, paddling in a canoe towards her home. Additional footage depicted submerged school buildings and children swimming and paddling canoes through the floodwaters.

This region is still recovering from a tragic incident in 2023, when over 40 individuals, primarily women and children fleeing to safer areas, lost their lives in a boat accident caused by rising waters that struck a bridge.

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Responding to the crisis, State Commissioner for Environment Felix Odimegwu confirmed that the government is aware of the situation and has begun implementing necessary interventions. He noted that water levels have increased in recent weeks and the situation is under continuous monitoring.

“The Anambra State Government Flood Management Team, alongside personnel from NEMA, SEMA, the International Organisation for Migration, and the Red Cross Society, is actively collecting data at Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps,” he said.

Odimegwu reported that the state has activated 27 camps to accommodate those displaced by the flooding and has begun distributing relief materials, including over 2,400 cartons of food items, to the affected local government areas.

“Thanks to our preparations and early warning systems, many residents have relocated to higher ground or sought refuge with relatives,” he added. “We are also receiving additional supplies, including bags of beans and rice from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which will be distributed shortly.”

The commissioner emphasized that while the exact number of displaced individuals remains unclear, efforts are underway to gather accurate data and provide essential support.

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The university management has accused the Ife Community of erecting houses without following due process, which poses a security threat to both students and the institution’s communities.

Furthermore, according to our source the land encroachment has prevented the university from accessing three large hostels built by the government for the university.

The encroachment of OAU land, according to sources, started around 2013 when some alleged Ife community leaders sold the land to individuals.

According to the University’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Abiodun Olarewaju, the university has occupied a land area of 11,961 hectares since 1961. Recently, however, some individuals have felt that the ceded land is too much for the school and have begun to encroach on it.

Olarewaju said the encroachment has stopped the school from accessing some of the properties and facilities of the university. Some sources told this medium that hoodlums with dangerous weapons have been parading the encroaching part of the school. “Recently, they brought bulldozers on the land to make roads. We cannot approach them because they come with dangerous weapons such as guns,” one source said.

This has led to tension in the school community with the fear that the situation could escalate into violence if not handled properly.

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Speaking with Nigerian Tribune, the spokesperson to Ooni of Ife, Moses Olafare, said, “I don’t know the land you’re talking about. The one I can remember was 2 years ago when there was an issue of such and no one dragged another on that, but this one you’re telling me, I will find out and get back to you.”

The Federal Government has been called upon to intervene in the matter and set up a high-powered committee to investigate the dispute and find a lasting solution.

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Kazeem Olalekan Israel, an alumnus of OAU, also called on the Minister of Education to show political will by enforcing sanity at OAU. According to him, “In doing this, he must not only warn land-grabbers against their activities on OAU land but also issue sanctions against everyone involved in the act.

“A visiting panel must be immediately set up to look into the level of the encroachment, and the 3-block students’ hostel, which has not been put to use since 2018 as a consequence of the threat of fire and brimstone by some unscrupulous Ife elements, must be immediately put to use in solving the accommodation problem that bedevils the University.”

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Reports gathered on Monday confirm the end of the military’s occupation, bringing relief to business owners and shoppers who frequent the popular commercial hub.

A shop owner, who requested anonymity, revealed that there is an ongoing meeting between the management of the complex and shop owners.

“The military men left about 30 minutes ago, and the management is currently meeting with the shop owners inside one of the compounds,” the source stated.

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When asked about the details of the meeting, the shop owner mentioned, “The management are discussing the modality of functioning, but at the moment, we are hopeful that the place will reopen soon. I am only waiting till the end of the meeting for more details.”

A source at the Defence Headquarters confirmed the withdrawal, stating, “We are withdrawing. Issues are being settled.” When questioned about the possibility of the complex reopening for business, he responded affirmatively, adding, “Yes, that’s why we are withdrawing. As I said, the issues are being ironed out.” When pressed on the specific reopening time, he stated, “Today.”

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