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| Collapsed Igwu Bridge |
By ADA DIKE
There is wailing and gnashing of teeth everywhere by indigenes in a quiet
agrarian town called NDI EBE ABAM since yesterday afternoon, after the
collapsed of a popular bridge in that town called the IGWU BRIDGE.
"The bridge linking Ndi Ebe Abam to outside world has collapsed yesterday
when 25 tons tipper carrying gravel plied on it. Villagers cannot go out
again except they have to swim Igwu River. We are therefore appealing to
the Arochukwu LGA chairman and Abia State government to come to our aid," said Mr. Francis Iroegbu, Chairman, Ndi Ebe Abam Development Union, .
We gathered that the bridge fell when a driver of a tipper conveying gravels to a building site tried to drive across it.
We gathered that the bridge fell when a driver of a tipper conveying gravels to a building site tried to drive across it.
According to witnesses, no life was lost at the accident
scene, but Ndi Ebe Abam has been cut off from other towns as a result of the
collapsed bridge which serves as the only motor-able road through which Ndi Ebe
Abam indigenes (mostly farmers and teachers) used to connect with other towns.
People residing in the town have been adversely affected by
this mishap as this will hinder them from selling their cash crops. The town is
known for producing large quantities of crops such as: Rice, yam, garri,
cassava, corn, palm oil, plantain, vegetable (Ugu), orange and so on.
In unison, they appealed to the authorities concerned to
help them rebuild the bridge in a modern form that will last longer than the
former one which was made with irons and planks and maintained by the indigenes
for many years. They also implored the government to help them construct the road
which has been neglected for years.
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