Imo State residents have called on the relevant authorities and the state governor, Rochas Okorocha, to urgently intervene and evacuate a massive refuse heap in front of Ekeukwu Owere Market, along Douglas Road, Owerri, the state capital. They claimed the refuse heap has been abondoned for weeks.
The Guardian gathered that the refuse had been there before last Saturday’s sanitation.
One of traders, who identified himself as Igwe, urged the government and health agencies to evacuate the refuse before an epidemic occurs.