Bodies of two men allegedly beaten to death on account of robbery allegation have been left unattended on the streets of Aba, Abia State.
Residents of Aba, the economic hub of Abia, therefore expressed concerns over the two decomposing bodies.
News Agency of Nigeria learnt that two armed robbery suspects were allegedly lynched and burnt to death by a mob in separate incidents on Saturday and Monday.
Speaking on the development on Tuesday, the people said that they could no longer cope with the stench emanating from the corpses. They called for the quick intervention of the relevant authorities in Aba North Local Government Area.
The corpses were lying at the SAMEC Junction and Uche Street in Eziama at the time of filing the report.
It was said that some residents had already relocated temporarily out of the area, while some business premises had remained closed since Saturday.
A resident, Mr. Ikedi Onyejiaka, regretted that the remains of the suspects were left to rot on the street, not minding the health implication for the people of the area.”
Another resident, Kingsley Okorie, said that the decomposing bodies portrayed the local government authorities as “insensitive.”
The residents appealed to the local government authorities to take urgent steps to evacuate the corpses to avert an epidemic in the area.
The Head, Aba North Environmental Health Department, Mrs. Ngozi Ochor, said that her office only got to know about the unhealthy development a few hours ago.
Ochor said that she had written to the Police for the permit to evacuate the corpses.
She said, “The health implication for the residents is enormous. When the air and our environment are polluted, the reality is that our health is at risk.
“If corpses are not disposed off from our streets, our environment becomes uninhabitable and extremely hazardous.
“They contaminate almost everything around us and expose both the young and old to danger.
“Disease carriers like flies will perch on them and move to contaminate everything around, including food.”
Ochor, who said that she did not encourage crime, admonished Aba residents against taking the law into their hands.
She said that robbery suspects should be handed over to appropriate authorities for the law to take its full course.
“They should hand over criminal suspects to the Police rather than killing them and leaving their decomposing bodies on the streets,” she said.
NAN reports that no fewer than six suspected criminals had been lynched and burnt to death by irate mobs in the commercial city within the past two months.(NAN)
Residents of Aba, the economic hub of Abia, therefore expressed concerns over the two decomposing bodies.
News Agency of Nigeria learnt that two armed robbery suspects were allegedly lynched and burnt to death by a mob in separate incidents on Saturday and Monday.
Speaking on the development on Tuesday, the people said that they could no longer cope with the stench emanating from the corpses. They called for the quick intervention of the relevant authorities in Aba North Local Government Area.
The corpses were lying at the SAMEC Junction and Uche Street in Eziama at the time of filing the report.
It was said that some residents had already relocated temporarily out of the area, while some business premises had remained closed since Saturday.
A resident, Mr. Ikedi Onyejiaka, regretted that the remains of the suspects were left to rot on the street, not minding the health implication for the people of the area.”
Another resident, Kingsley Okorie, said that the decomposing bodies portrayed the local government authorities as “insensitive.”
The residents appealed to the local government authorities to take urgent steps to evacuate the corpses to avert an epidemic in the area.
The Head, Aba North Environmental Health Department, Mrs. Ngozi Ochor, said that her office only got to know about the unhealthy development a few hours ago.
Ochor said that she had written to the Police for the permit to evacuate the corpses.
She said, “The health implication for the residents is enormous. When the air and our environment are polluted, the reality is that our health is at risk.
“If corpses are not disposed off from our streets, our environment becomes uninhabitable and extremely hazardous.
“They contaminate almost everything around us and expose both the young and old to danger.
“Disease carriers like flies will perch on them and move to contaminate everything around, including food.”
Ochor, who said that she did not encourage crime, admonished Aba residents against taking the law into their hands.
She said that robbery suspects should be handed over to appropriate authorities for the law to take its full course.
“They should hand over criminal suspects to the Police rather than killing them and leaving their decomposing bodies on the streets,” she said.
NAN reports that no fewer than six suspected criminals had been lynched and burnt to death by irate mobs in the commercial city within the past two months.(NAN)
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