One Town for Taraba Don Disappear Inside Water – School, Clinic, Pregnant Women Dey Suffer Gobe

One town for Taraba don enter full-blown kasala as water don use am do swimming competition. According to one elder, Gambo Saidu, e yarn say, “Our town sink inside river. Our clinic and school don hide under water and sand.” E be like say the town dey audition for Titanic Part 2.

Everywhere wey dem dey manage life before don vanish—no more clinic, no more school, even borehole don pack load. Pipu just dey waka up and down like tenants wey landlord pursue. The way water carry the town be like say River Benue vex with dem.

As e be so, na only canoe and basin dey move for the area. Some pipu don dey use generator tank float go market. The town don turn to wetland and nobody sabi when e go dry.

One Town for Taraba Don Lose School, Pikin Dey Learn How to Swim Instead of ABC

One town for Taraba no get school again. The water wey enter no leave even chalk and bell. Gambo Saidu say, “Our children no dey go school again.” Na so dem dey look blackboard like ancient history. Dem small school wey dem dey manage don become fish pond.

Children wey suppose dey sing “Good morning teacher” dey use slate chase tadpole. Even PTA chairman don dey ask if dem fit turn canoe to classroom. Some small pikin even dey ask if JAMB go come set question on “How to dodge flood”.

As e be now, children dey learn wetin flood teach dem. School uniform don turn to raincoat and lesson notes dey float pass window. If government no rescue fast, e go turn to swimming school for pikin wey no get future plan.

One Town for Taraba Dey Cry Say Pregnant Women No Get Where to Born

One town for Taraba don enter big yawa as pregnant women no get where to deliver again. Gambo Saidu shout say, “Pregnant women and newborn babies no get medical care again.” E mean say if woman wan born, na sand and river go assist her push.

Na neighbors and grandmama dem dey do delivery now. Some dey use hot water and old wrapper do emergency labour ward. Pikin wey dem born yesterday dey sleep inside basin because mattress don float go Cameroon.

Mosquito sef dey do ward round, dey bite both mama and baby. The thing don pass be careful. If government no put hand, na obituary go replace naming ceremony for that area.