Residents protest Ifo dumpsite over health concerns

By Chukwuma Umeorah
Residents of Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State on Wednesday stormed the Ifo Local Government Secretariat to protest the continued existence of a massive dumpsite located within a market, saying the decades-old refuse heap has become a threat to public health, businesses and the environment.
The protesters, comprising traders, landlords, community leaders and residents, marched from the affected market to the council secretariat, chanting solidarity songs and demanding the immediate evacuation of the dumpsite along Sholu-Kajola Road. They said the dumpsite had also worsened the condition of the only road linking the expressway to more than 80 communities and v...