Lugbe

Lugbe, Abuja is a residential district and town in Abuja. The town covers approximately 50 km2. The community is a countryside settlement expanding on the urban fringe of Abuja.[1] The area is site to a Voice of Nigeria Transmission Station (VNT), FHA Estate and the National Space Development and Research Agency.[1]

A major flood on the Trademoore Estates in Lugbe, solicited national attention because it killed the residents and destroyed the newly built community.[2] The National Emergency Management Agency described the destruction as due to violation of building codes for floodplains.[3] The district had previously seen illegal buildings torn down by the regional government.[4] More generally, a study using sampling from 2015 found that Unplanned land use has also led to waste water and other contamination runoff into water bodies, creating potential public health risks.[5]

A 2019 study found that household waste burning in the district was found to have respiratory effects on local residents.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Igibah, E.C.; Agashua, L. O.; Sadiq, A. A. (December 2019). "Correlated respiratory indicators of Household waste burning practices in Lugbe – Abuja, Nigeria". Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 1378 (4): 042012. Bibcode:2019JPhCS1378d2012I. doi:10.1088/1742-6596/1378/4/042012. ISSN 1742-6588. S2CID 213779622.
  2. ^ "Three Killed As Flood Hits Estate In Abuja". Channels Television. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
  3. ^ OYOYO, IGHO (2021-09-26). "Trademore Disaster: A Cue To Avert Future Flooding Within The FCT". Leadership News - Nigeria News, Breaking News, Politics and more. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
  4. ^ "Ongoing demolition in Abuja". Punch Newspapers. 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
  5. ^ Oluyori, N. R.; Alhassan, M. M. (2020-04-07). "Assessment of urban storm runoff water quality in Lugbe, Abuja Municipal Area Council, FCT, Nigeria". Journal of Research in Forestry, Wildlife and Environment. 12 (1): 138–147. ISSN 2141-1778.