The sand stirred up by the helicopter
conveying Vice-President Namadi Sambo to Buanchor, Boki Local Government
Area of Cross River State on Friday destroyed a mud-house belonging to a
78-year- old woman, Mrs. Bessie Obi, when it landed in the community.
Sambo was in the community to ascertain
the extent of damage caused by recent landslide from surrounding
mountains silting rivers, streams and causing flooding in the area.
As soon as the mud-house collapsed, Obi ran out and started crying profusely.
Obi was quickly attended to by officers
of the Cross River State Emergency Management Agency and its counterpart
in the National Emergency Management Agency.
The mud-house had three rooms, an old wooden furniture and other household items.
Assessing the damage caused by the
landslide, Sambo, who was oblivious of the damage caused when his
aircraft landed in the community, said the Federal Government would take
pragmatic steps towards addressing the disaster.
Sambo, in company with Governor Liyel
Imoke and other dignitaries, undertook a trip to some of the areas
affected by the slide, including the only secondary school in the
community-Buanchor Secondary School, which was submerged.
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