A massive erosion on the Oba axis of Onitsha-Owerri expressway is threatening property running into billions of naira.
The erosion which had already cut the Owerri bound carriageway of the federal highway and is threatening the second lane, had approached a filling station and a nearby hotel.
Already, the Anambra government has barricaded the affected part of the road thereby transferring all the burden to the second lane which is on the verge of collapse.
The popular Rojenny Stadium and Games village, with about 30,000 sitting capacity football pitch, is also at the risk of collapse if urgent measures are not taken to arrest the gully erosion menace.
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Some residents, who spoke to journalists yesterday, called on the federal government to urgently step in and address the challenge before it degenerates to ecological disaster area.
Mr Johny Obinwa, facility consultant at Rojenny stadium, said over 350 residential buildings, acres of undeveloped land, a filling station and a two-star hotel are all threatened by the gully erosion.
