Volcanic Alert: NigeriaSept, 2006
There could be large scale volcanic eruption in Song Local Government Area of Adamawa State given the recent eruptions in the area. A senior environmentalist in the state’s Ministry of Environment, Mr. Asriel George, made his prediction in Song on Tuesday.
According to him, the first major eruption occurred in the area in 1998. Briefing members of the visiting National Technical Committee on Earthquake Phenomenon (NTCEP), George said two other eruptions occurred in 2003.
He recalled that similar incidents had occurred in Holma village, some 80 kilometres east of Song, and at Drima, about 80 kilometres north-east of Song.
George said that although no life was lost due to the eruptions, there was evidence of rock displacements, the death of cattle and overflowing of the Loko river.
The NTCEP members are currently touring Adamawa, Benue, Taraba, Cross River and Akwa Ibom states to ascertain the impact of a possible earthquake in the area.
The committee is also to ascertain the impact of volcano along the mid-Atlantic ridge on the Cameroon’s Lagdo dam and its effect on Nigeria.
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