{
  "id": 6277201,
  "title": "Abia Govt seals house built on river bank, orders tenants to vacate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/abia-govt-seals-house-built-on-river-bank-orders-tenants-to-vacate",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T11:57:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/08/abia-govt-seals-house-built-on-river-bank-orders-tenants-to-vacate/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Abia State Government has sealed a building situated on a riverbank due to safety concerns regarding the structure. The administration has also instructed the tenants residing in the building to leave for their protection. Okey Kanu, the Abia State Commissioner for Information, announced this at Government House Umuahia on Monday during a press briefing following the weekly Executive Council meeting chaired by Governor Alex Otti. He stated that the buildings were sealed to avert potential casualties. Kanu further revealed that erosion control works are underway at Emede Ibeku community, where houses and lands were severely damaged by gully erosion for a prolonged period. Speaking about the sealed houses, Kingsley Agomuo, the General Manager of Umuahia Capital Development Authority (UCDA), urged residents living in the hazardous houses to vacate immediately, adding that the owners of the buildings have been contacted to take the necessary actions. \"The one located in Afara, that one has no approval. It was built at the edge of a river bank. We have visited the house and advised everyone staying inside the building to vacate and we have sealed the building,\" Agomuo clarified. The Abia State government is also distributing three million insecticide-treated nets to residents as part of its efforts to combat malaria.",
  "summary": "The Abia State Government has sealed a building located on a river bank following concerns over the safety of the structure. The government has also directed the tenants living in the building to vacate for their own safety. Abia State Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, made this known at Government House Umuahia on Monday while […] Abia Govt seals house built on river bank, orders tenants…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}