By Matty Senghore
Residents of Abuko Nema are crying out as their community teeters on the brink due to gully erosion that’s eating deep into the community. A number of the residents have moved to safer locations and those without the option of moving are the ones that are now at the situation’s mercy.
“We have been living in this condition for more than seven years now. Former President Jammeh came here twice and promised to build us a bridge but nothing of that sort happened,” Saloum told The Fatu Network.
The underprivileged residents say when it rains, no one goes out and they ‘stay home to protect their kids’.
Two children lost their lives upon falling inside the water in the gully which prompted the youths to build a wooden bridge.
Momodou Sanneh said: “If we don’t build the bridge, the government won’t do it for us because since the first republic to the current government we have been living in this situation and everyone knows that it’s the work of KMC and the government.”
