Anambra: School Spends N25m On Erosion, Flood Control

In its effort to curtail the menace of flood and erosion, a Catholic Mission Centre, St. John Bosco Institute and Youth Centre, Ibolo Obosi in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, has spent N25 million in building bulk culverts and drainage system.
The centre took the bull by the horns after several alarms were  raised over the looming danger that cut off the area from other parts of the town and recently pulled down the fence of the school.
The worst hit by the disaster were the only road that connects the Catholic mission school, St. John Bosco, the roads that linked old Spare Parts Market otherwise known as Mgbuka Obosi, the road that connects the area to Onitsha-Owerri road and Electrical Parts Market, which have all been rendered impassable.
The Director of St. John Bosco Institute of Technology (JOBITECH) and Administrator/Economer of St. John Bosco Youth Centre, Rev Fr Samuel Agudosi (SDB), lamented that after several appeals to the government to come to their aid by constructing the roads and drainages to protect the school and residents from further damage failed to elicit any response so they started the project in their own little way.
He noted that the mission school has already spent N25 million on the project estimated to gulp over N35 million to ensure the school is secured from flood during this rainy season.
Agudosi lamented that in the past three years, flood had killed a pregnant woman and some children in the area, pointing out that a student of the school  narrowly escaped death after a ravaging flood carried her, but  was saved by some boys.
He also said that the students’ hostel was gutted by fire in 2015.
The Director disclosed that he had met with Governor Willie Obiano over the menace and had written a letter in respect of it, adding that the governor immediately directed his Commissioner for Works to measure and survey the road, but nothing had been done till date.
Agudosi said residents of the area, including the priests, students, and teachers were living in fears due to the problems, stressing that the area has been completely cut-off to the extent that no vehicle could access it, especially during the rainy season.
The director said that the condition of the road was threatening St. John Bosco, the only Catholic mission in the South-East and South-South zones, pointing out  that the centre was on the verge of extinction  due to environmental problem.