As mining activities thrive in various communities nationwide, host communities have continued to raise concerns over short and long-term threats that unregulated activities pose to their health. Beyond the deafening noise from stone blasting, the devastation of their immediate environment has made them apprehensive of what the future holds, ERNEST NZOR reports.
In Mpape, a peri-urban settlement on the outskirts of Abuja, residents, including Gabriel Oko, are experiencing severe disruptions to their everyday lives due to incessant noise from nearby quarries.
Oko, 45, whose three-bedroom bungalow has been caked by dust from a nearby quarry, described the situation in his community as overwhelming.
He explained that noise from heavy machinery and stone blasting disrupts their sleep at night and their entire daily routine.
“What began as a minor nuisance has escalated into a substantial quality-of-life issue for local…
Source: Guardian Newspaper
