A BRIDGE COLLAPSED IN MEDILE

Report By:Hadiza Yahya Abubakar (SMS/10/MAC/00823)

Every raining season, the people of medile; a village near shagari
quarters in kumbotso fear for the collapse of the bridge that link
Shagari Quarters and Medile.
 
The bridge has been in existence for the past 30 years. it is the path
in which vehicles and pedestrians pass through in going to the mosque
and other places.
 
The bridge collapsed as a result of running beneath that weakened its structure.
 
According to the inhabitants of the area, the bridge showed signs of
collapsing and nothing was done about it.
 
After the bridge collapsed, the case was reported to the government by
Mai Unguwa (Head of Shagari Quarters) and the contract of reconstructing 

the bridges is awarded to Al-Usabs Construction Nigeria
Limited and to be supervised by civil engineering department, ministry
of works housing and transport kano state