Gombe State Governor Inuwa Yahaya yesterday warned against indiscriminate dumping of refuse and blocking of waterways in the Gombe metropolis as the rain approaches.

The governor, who stated this while on an inspection tour of the ongoing gully erosion control and road projects in the state capital, warned those removing soil from drainage lines to desist from doing so.

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He said the menace of the removal of soil along drainage lines by surface water runoff has been one of the serious environmental problems affecting the state capital; causing destruction of properties worth millions of Naira and disruption of businesses.

The governor explained that there are more than 200 active gullies across Gombe State and most of them are within the vicinity of the state capital.

“You’ll recall that we had already executed the Gombe State University-Malam Inna erosion control works in collaboration with the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) with a view to addressing severe gully erosion problems in the short term, reducing vulnerability to soil erosion and climate variabilities in the medium term, such as our afforestation programme and the Gombe Goes Green Project,” he said.