The lingering erosion crisis at Unguwar Wadada II extension in Abaji , the headquarters of Abaji Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has continued to threaten houses in the area.
Many of the houses have reportedly collapsed due to the erosion with the victims relocated to take refuge in other areas.
The residents are calling on the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, to help them address the situation.
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Abuja Metro had some years ago reported the agony the affected locals and those in other places in the town are facing as a result of the erosion.
Few years after, the residents said the gully has gradually expanded, causing some houses to collapse and forcing some families to relocate.
When a reporter visited the site on Saturday, several affected residents said the erosion has been a threat to their lives and properties for more than three years.
One resident, Malam Aliyu Ibrahim, whose house collapsed last year, said he and his family are now staying with a neighbour.
He said the erosion continues to pose a serious threat to him and others nearby.
He also noted that residents whose houses are at risk have been contributing money monthly to pay a tipper truck driver to dump refuse into the gully in a desperate attempt to slow it down.
“In fact, those of us whose houses were affected had contributed money and gave it to a tipper driver who comes to offload refuse inside the erosion until the situation worsened,” he said.
Another resident, who is a landlady, Mrs. Aisha Idris, lamented that half of her building has already collapsed due to the erosion.
She said the affected victims have sent several letters to the council authorities seeking help, but have not received a positive response.
Malam Yakubu Alhassan, whose house was completely destroyed by the erosion, said he was forced to relocate.
He described a narrow escape: “It is God that saved me and my family, otherwise the house would have collapsed on us. When I discovered that part of the house had collapsed, I quickly evacuated my property and family members to stay with a family member for safety.”
He appealed to the council authorities, led by Abubakar Umar Abdullahi, to work with the FCT administration to address the issue.
“So, I want to use this medium to appeal to the council chairman, Alhaji Abubakar Umar Abdullahi, to liaise with the FCT administration to see how the ecological fund office of the presidency will come to our aid,” he pleaded.
The chairman of the Unguwar Wadada community in Abaji, Alhaji Gana Abdullahi, said the gully erosion is threatening many homes and has also cut off many residents from accessing Abaji town, especially on market days.
“In fact, there was a time, I think last year, I set up a committee where we met with the authorities of the council to come to the aid of the residents over the erosion, but nothing has been done up till today,” he said.
Gana, who is also the vice chairmanship candidate of the YPP for the February 21, 2026 election, believes that involving the FCT administration will fast-track an intervention from the ecological fund office.
Meanwhile, an official from the council’s works department told our correspondent that the council chairman has been informed about the gully erosion and will personally visit the area to assess the place any moment now.