Concerned residents took to their X pages on Monday, September 16, to lament that the earth tremor experience, accompanied by a concerning noise, was first noticed on Saturday, September 14, and has continued for three days.
The report as published by LIB says, the tremors was also felt around Katampe junction, the area linked with the Murtala Muhammad Expressway.
A resident, Obinna Ngozi, told DailyTrust that the buildings shake whenever the movement takes place, causing fear. The resident said he noticed the movement about 10 times on Saturday alone, from when it started sometime around 4 pm, adding that the situation worsened the following day, Sunday.
Another resident who gave his name as Muhammad Ibrahim, said he earlier mistook the development as a bomb blast, because it sounded different from that of quarry mining.
A miner, Nasiru Ahmad who spent years in the profession within the community, noted that one can hardly understand where the sound originates from, unlike that of stone blasting, that can be easily identified.
On X, residents tagged the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), and asked for explanations.
However, Spark News Daily correspondent learnt that a message purported to have been sent by the Nigeria Geophysical Survey Agency is circulating on WhatsApp platforms around Mpape Axis.
It reads, “Good afternoon house! I just spoke with one Dr. Kwache of the Nigeria Geophysical Survey Agency, who claimed to be the officer in charge of the monitoring of vibrations. He said that residents in the affected areas should remain calm, as it is not an earth tremor, but rather, high vibration.
“He said that while they’re processing the data, he appealed for calm among residents for now. Further information would be communicated to you as available. Dr Ebenezer D. Adebisi.”
