Sanitation: Jigawa Govt Embarks On Massive Mosquito Sprays Across The State

Umar Akilu Majeri

The Jigawa State Environmental Protection Agency (JISEPA) has embarked on massive mosquito sprays across the 27 local government areas as part of malaria prevention and control.

This was disclosed by the Managing Director of the Agency, Engineer Lawn Ahmed while speaking to our correspondent in Dutse, the state capital, said: “the agency also committed so much on drainage and refuse clearance”.

The Managing Director explained that they face multiple challenges attached to the rainy season “we are collaborating with local government councils and self-help groups in the exercise to overcome the issues of annual flooding in the state.

According to him “we divided the states into zones. We started from Dutse zone, this is in order to speed up and ensure the effective operations”.

He noted that “we started from Dutse, the capital city where we undertake drainage and refuse clearance. We followed with the mosquito spreads in some areas. From there we moved to Babura, we did the same and now we are in Gumel”

“Though before then we did at Guri, Auyo, and Hadejia local government areas. We evacuated a total of 308 truck trips in Hadejia, 98 trips in Auyo, and 76 trips in Guri local government areas”.

He explained further that the exercise is part of Governor Muhammadu Badaru Abubakar led administration of commitment to environmental protection and sanitation to ensure healthy communities in the state.

Engineer Lawn Ahmed maintained that the exercise will prevent the threat of cholera outbreaks and prevention and control of malaria among others.

He therefore called on the public to avoid building on the water ways and dumping refuse inside water way which usually blocking the drainages and course havoc to communities , he lamented.