By Emma Arubi
UGHELLI—Ughelli-based social crusader, Mr. Emmanuel Emujakpor, has joined a former governorship aspirant in Delta State, Mr. Sunny Onuesoke, in his crusade against the indiscriminate dredging of their lands by illegal dredgers in the state.

Emujakpor, who spoke in an interview yesterday, stressed the need for the state government to take urgent step towards checking the activities of illegal dredgers in the state.

According to him,  the future of the environment in the area is being threatened.

Calling on the state government to quickly set up a dredging monitoring agency to check the activities of dredgers, Emujakpor said the dredging of their land could also be detrimental to their agricultural prospects in the state

He noted that the dredgers were dredging their farmlands without considering the risk it  posed to the lives of those living in the area and decried that their farmlands.

He said state government should without further delay begin to issue license to prospective dredgers.

According to him, it will help to check the activities of indiscriminate dredging of farmlands in the state.
He appealed to the people of the state to report indiscriminate dredgers to government.