The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Geoffrey Nnaji has urged residents of Mpape and Abuja in general to remain calm and continue with their normal activities. Nnaji stated that the Federal Government is processing and analyzing comprehensive datasets from its seismological and GNSS stations to provide relevant recommendations as well as the implementation of measures to mitigate the Seismic risk in the country.
According to Nnaji @ChiefUcheNnaji September 16th, 2024, the Residents of Mpape a suburb of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) experienced another series of earth tremors, these tremors six to eight in total beginning around 11:00 pm with main shock occurring at 11:18 to 11:35 pm which caused a sleepless night among the residents of Mpape.
Nnaji said this during the Ministerial Press briefing to address the recent Earth Tremors at Mpape Abuja and the imminent flood risk to southern Nigeria, today in Abuja.
The Minister revealed that the Earth Tremors were captured by the Seismic station of the National Research Space Development Agency (NARSDA), an Agency of the Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology (FMIST) in Abuja. He pointed out that Mpape experienced similar earth tremors between 5th and 7th September 2018 which drew significant local and international attention to increasing Seismic activities in the country. Nnaji emphasized that the recent earthquake, accompanied by loud noises and significant ground shaking, led to widespread panic among the residents of Mpape.
In the same vein, Nnaji advised downstream states including Edo, Delta, Bayelsa and Rivers to activate all the necessary flood control measures in anticipation of any flood emergency.