Mining activities involve heavy machinery, explosives, and other potentially hazardous equipment. Conducting such operations in a residential area poses a serious risk to the safety of residents, including the potential for accidents, injuries, or damage to property.
I got a call from a good friend of mine who stays abroad . Seeing his call got me to stand up from the chair I was sitting on in the sitting room because I was excited . This made me unconsciously leave the sitting room to my bedroom. As soon as I stepped in the room while still on a call on phone what I suddenly heard was an unusual very banging loud. What followed this loud scary sound was my sitting room's sliding glass windows getting shattered . I was so shook I had to tell my friend I would call him back.
At this point , the sound I heard definitely sounded like an explosion or a blast . I hurriedly rushed to the sitting room to see its condition . Lo and behold the chair I was sitting on before the call came in was filled with glasses from the window. I suddenly thought to myself what if I didn't get the call what could have happened? I had to call my friend who stays in my city as well if he heard the sound and he was like he did .
Apparently the cause of the loud explosion or blast was said to be perpetrated by some illegal miners . What baffles me the most is that the particular area this blast happened was in a residential area. The houses in whole area where this explosion took place was leveled to the ground. Both lives and properties were lost to this great atrocity. Scores of many injured persons were recorded as well . This area however is not far from my residence , no wonder I could feel the impact as well even though little. This incidence however sparked much fear into the city of Ibadan as people were of the reasoning if it was a terrorist attack or not . However , it happened to be a failed illegal mining process which some people still don't belive it is .
These are really the issues my country face as a whole . It's always a case of misplaced priorities , irresponsible governing and negligence . I still cannot fathom why a mining process will be conducted in a residential area . I mean if mining is necessary for economic development or resource extraction, it should be conducted in designated industrial or mining zones, adhering to strict environmental and safety regulations. Environmental impact assessments and community consultations are crucial in such cases to ensure responsible and sustainable mining practices.
Since the incident happened on Tuesday evening , I've just been wondering how the people who are really affected will get themselves up and active again . In a country where basic amenities aren't basic , where people are just trying to survive, where ends hardly meet one just wonder how they will recuperate from this . Those would had shelters over head suddenly getting displaced I must say is a hard big pill to chew. At this juncture, I sympathize with the people who lost their loved ones and properties to this explosion . The year shouldn't have started in this light ..
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