Anambra: Rainstorm destroys property worth over N2m in UNIZIK

From Obinna Odogwu, Awka

A recreational building owned by the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Women Association (NAUWA) cooperative, the bakers of UNIZIK bread, has been destroyed by a heavy rainstorm.

The roof of the affected building which served a number of purposes was pulled off and flung into a nearby swamp even as some wares being used in the facility were also damaged.

Chairman of NAUWA board, Prof. Gladys Ahaneku, while conducting journalists around the scene, lamented the ugly occurrence, saying that the worth of the things damaged by the storm was over N2 million.

Mrs Ahaneku, said that the ugly incident would pose a serious financial challenge to the firm as the association may have to pull funds from its meagre financial resources to fix the damaged building.

“So, from end to end, the whole roof was pulled to the other side. Anybody looking at it and knowing what the cost of building materials is in the market now, will know that this is nothing less than N2 million”, she lamented.

Secretary of the board and business chairman, NAUWA bakery, Dr Chito Ekwealor, and a board member, Prof. Stella Okunna, in their separate remarks, said that they were saddened by the ugly incident.

“Honestly, I am still trying to find a word to describe how I feel about this place. It was a very vibrant centre when school was in session. It was thriving and to see it in this condition now, I am speechless.

“We are devastated. It should be an income generating establishment and the way it is now, instead of making the revenue, we are going to be spending money on repairs. We are sad to say the least”, Okunna said.