Uga, Anambra State. A resident has raised concerns about a large erosion gully in Uga, Aguata Local Government Area, alleging that several houses have been lost and that some neighbouring households have left their properties out of fear.

Footage supplied to Anambra Socials shows a deep gully with steep, exposed red-earth faces, vegetation along its edges and a residential building in the surrounding area. The resident’s account describes a continuing threat to homes and calls for urgent intervention.

Watch the resident’s account

Supplied footage identified as Uga, Aguata LGA. The precise village, recording date and original recorder have not been independently established. The full supplied sequence is retained, with compression for web playback.

According to the account accompanying the recording, the resident says the erosion has swallowed multiple houses and prompted others living nearby to abandon their homes. He fears that further expansion could displace more families and affect a much larger part of the settlement.

Anambra Socials has not independently established the number of destroyed buildings, the number of displaced households or the extent of land at risk. The fear that an entire village could be consumed is the resident’s warning, not a verified projection.

Earlier erosion concerns in Uga

Separate reporting in September 2026 documented concerns about erosion in Umudimisii Quarter, Umuoru Village, Uga. That history is relevant background, but the supplied video has not been independently matched to that particular location.

A petition attributed to the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, known as Intersociety, was published by The Nigerian Voice on 12 September. It urged the Anambra State Government to investigate sand excavation and its alleged environmental consequences in the area.

The organisation alleged that unregulated sand mining was worsening degradation and threatening homes and roads. These are the petition’s allegations; they do not establish the cause of the gully shown in the new footage.

What the petition’s figures mean

Intersociety claimed that at least 10 people had died over a decade in incidents it associated with the situation, that dozens of buildings had been submerged and that thousands of residents faced risks.

The petition’s account of deaths included building collapses and disputes connected with the excavation site. It should not be interpreted as an independently verified list of 10 deaths caused directly by erosion.

The group also warned about threats to the Obizi-Uga Water Scheme Road and adjoining community routes. Anambra Socials has not independently verified its loss figures, engineering assessment or the current condition of those roads.

Government response and questions about intervention

The Sun’s 15 September report on the petition recorded the Environment Commissioner, Myclem Aguiyi, saying the government would look into the appeal. That reported assurance is not confirmation that remediation has begun or that the particular site in the supplied recording has been assessed.

A dated site inspection, identification of the precise village and access roads, and a documented assessment of threatened buildings would help establish the immediate risks. Information about any approved erosion-control works, contractors and completion timetable would also help residents understand the response.

Anambra Socials calls on the state Ministry of Environment, relevant state and federal ecological agencies and Aguata authorities to assess the reported threat and explain what protection and lasting remediation are planned.

Residents with a precise location, dated photographs or documents about previous complaints and interventions can contact Anambra Socials. Readers should avoid approaching unstable gully edges to obtain footage.

Related coverage: Anambra’s erosion and bad-roads review and the Starch Mill–Eziama Road erosion report in Uli.

Sources and reporting basis

Background sources checked on 23 October 2026. The earlier petition and media report concern the same underlying allegations and are not independent damage surveys. The footage does not establish an engineering cause or confirm that its location is Umudimisii.