Ka-gboommm!!! The sound exploded above
their heads. Fear whistling in their bellies as they fought to stay calm. Weeks
of half sleeps and eventful nightmares flashed before their eyes like a
pantomime, as a fresh fount of sweat beads broke on his forehead and stung his
eyes and he blinked them back as fast as he could. His wife and six children
stared at him, their frightened eyes asking; what is the next move? A dry patch
warmed his throat and he swallowed a slush of tasteless saliva to quench it, tilting
his head in the process. Then he saw it, an avalanche of wooden splinters,
shards of metal wrings, and debris caving in on their heads. Tomorrow the news
reads: Family of Eight Buried Alive!!!
This is just one
of the scenarios bedeviling the Nigerian community, especially in the suburb,
where the prevalence of collapsed buildings wrestles for headlines-spots with
terror activities in the Northeast. Like terrorism the problem still lingers and
despite many calls by government agencies, professionals and private
individuals for structural tests to be conducted on all buildings, the action
remains silent until another loud crash is heard, Ka-gboom.
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