BEVERLY HILLS, September 07, (THEWILL) – The Emergency Management Agency of Nigeria’s Federal capital of Abuja has confirmed reports of earth tremor reported by residents.
In tweets on Friday, residents reported experiencing the ‘shaking’ effects of tremor in their homes at dawn on Friday.
The agency said it could have come from the movement of the earth or it could be by the blasting of rocks or mining in the area.
The agency has urged residents to stay calm and hide under tables if inside the house or stay away from buildings if outdoor.
Meanwhile, the Director General of the Nigerian Geological Survey, Alex Nwegbu, has assured residents of Abuja that there is no cause for alarm as regards the earth tremors that hit some parts of the city.
In a press briefing on Friday, Nwegbu noted that Nigeria is not on the boundary that can make us suffer an earthquake.
“I will like to assure Nigerians that there is no cause for alarm. Nigeria is not on the boundary that can make us suffer an earthquake,” he said.
“Hence, we might just get low level earth tremors. For those at Mpape, as long as you’re not at risk from a building or home collapse, they are safe to return to their houses.
“When we got reports on the 5th, we dispersed our Geoscientists to ascertain the cause. We checked for the intensity using certain parameters used in checking these things. We noticed no cracks on building walls & on the grounds, implying it’s an earth tremor of low intensity.
“Our people are still in the field so we are still getting more information to know the origin of the earth tremor and where it was triggered from.
“The Buhari administration has been helpful in enabling us to generate our Geoscience data. We are set to deploy our equipment in the 6 geopolitical zones of Nigeria. This will enable us to get firsthand info on when the tremors are set to occur in order to warn residents around.”
