NigerianEye has been reliably
informed that the tremors could be felt in Jabi, Gwarinpa, Utako, etc.
A resident of Mpape, Omada
Ogwuche revealed that the vibration started for some days now. She said they
had thought it was the usual breaking of rocks by big companies, but that it’s
now clear that something is wrong. ” I will be leaving the house with my people
right now. It’s getting so terrible and I’m afraid . It appears like an
earthquake is about to happen, ” she said.
It was also confirmed by The
Director-General of Bureau of Public Service Reforms, Dr. Joe Abah.
“I felt my house in Jabi, Abuja,
vibrate around 9pm last night. It didn’t feel like an earth tremor.
“It was more like an explosion
that pushed air, rattled the windows and shook chandeliers. Almost exactly like
when the This Day Office in Utako was bombed some years ago,” he wrote on his
Twitter page.
According to Twitter user,
@bashiryusuf, the latest happened on Friday morning.
He wrote: “Another heavy tremor
just occurred at 6.01am in Maitama, Abuja. Truth is, this seem like a warning
for an earthquake.
“I think the authorities should
do some scientific investigation or evacuate residents as a matter of
precaution.”
However, Ikenna Okonkwo, who is a
lecturer in the Department of Geology at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, has
called for calm.
When Mercy Abang, a journalist,
said: “Before today – residents in parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)
experienced earth tremor – Mpape and parts of Maitama districts.
“It got to Wuye, Gwarinpa, Utako,
Jabi and others this morning – shouldn’t Nigerians be told there’s an Earth
Quake to expect? And what to do?”, Okonkwo replied: “Very unlikely. You could
have a few more similar tremors though. But nothing major. There is need for
official clarification to calm residents down though.”
Melaye in a post on his Twitter
page, speaking on the recent development, said he felt earth tremors in his
Maitama home on Friday morning.
He, however, stated that he has
informed the FCT minister, Mohammed Bello of the development.
He assured Abuja residents that
measures were been taken to address the problem.
Melaye wrote: “I have informed
the FCT Minister and Perm Sec. on the scaring earth movement in some parts of
Abuja at 6:11am. I felt earth tremors in my home in maitama too.
“Measures are been taken to
address the problem.I will keep the FCT administration on their toes on this.”
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