Alajo Resident Caught Dumping Weird Substance Into Gutter During Rain, Video Sparks Outrage
- A disturbing video has shown Alajo residents dumping refuse, including cow dung, into the gutters during heavy rain
- A female resident recorded the moment, accusing neighbours of ignoring repeated warnings about waste dumping
- Ghanaians who watched the video shared their concerns, calling on relevant authorities to locate and arrest the culprits
A trending video has gathered a series of reactions after a Ghanaian man was recorded carrying out unhygienic practices while it was raining at his residence.
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A female resident in Alajo, Accra, raised an issue of hygiene after witnessing her neighbours dumping refuse, like cow dung, into the gutter during the morning's rain.
In her words:
"You are doing this because it is the rainy season, is it good? Because it is the rainy season, they are bringing out cow dung to pour it in the gutter."
Alajo resident laments refuse dumping in gutters
Recording the moment, a particular neighbour was seen with a wheelbarrow, dumping what appears to be garbage into the water-flowing gutter.
Without disclosing her identity or that of her neighbours, the lady said Alajo residents had ignored repeated complaints and warnings about dumping garbage into gutters during the rainy season.
She asserted that if environmental issues erupt, her neighbours would surely be the first people to blame and call out President John Mahama for the problems they caused.
She also gave off the precise location of her residence, calling for their arrest, writing:
"Tomorrow you will be blaming Mahama that he is the one who did this and did that. This house needs to be arrested. Look at what they are doing. People have told them several times, but they are still doing it."
Captioning the video, she said the voluntary sanitation group, Buzstop Boys, should not attend to the sanitation of the area since all her neighbours refuse to act like educated adults.
Her captions read:
"This is what happens in every home in Ghana. When it is raining, then citizens will bring out all the waste they have kept down. The Buztop Boys should never agree to come to the Alajo big gutter to work on, because all people here are all adults, yet refuse to act like one. They are making education look like it is a waste."
Watch the video below:
Reactions to refuse dumping by Alajo residents
YEN.com.gh collected reactions from Ghanaians who watched the video on X. Some of the comments are below.
@PrynzWade commented:
"These fools will later blame the government when they get flooded."
@TheHuntingTeam said:
"While others complain about galamsey, my quibble with JDM is he's taking too long to tackle the waste problem in the country!"
@samuelpalma8 wrote:
"Can she report to the police with evidence? Then get the authorities involved? Use him as an example!"
@Blakk_Tiger commented:
"Their traditional chief is the bodyguard of Akoffo Addo. They should go and report to him."
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Man arrested for dumping plastic in gutters
Earlier, YEN.com.gh also reported that the Accra Metro Health Inspectors had apprehended a young man after he was spotted dropping plastic waste into the gutters.
Images that were shared online showed the man committing the offence and how he was later arrested. Many Ghanaians shared their thoughts on social media.
Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
