Buea:
Hostel management neglects student’s cry over deplorable toilet condition

A student by name Agbor Dazy has reportedly been living admist maggots and harmful insects for the past two months due to deplorable toilet conditions.

Agbor Dazy, a 19-year-old student of the university of Buea, has been residing at “Trinity Hostel” for the past two years.

According to Agbor, she had tolerated series of abnormalities at the said hostel, until two months ago when she realized the pipe leading to toilets had been blocked. She reportedly approached the caretaker, one Mr Eta, who assured her necessary actions would be taken to remedy the situation as soon as possible.

Days passed by, nothing was done about the state of the toilet.

After confronting the caretaker once more, she was told the Hostel was owned by the Union Bank and therefore documents had to processed before any necessary action is taken.

This left the student in frustration.

The situation however persisted, making life unbearable for the student, as she had to sleep admist stinking water, maggots and harmful insects which constantly emerged from the toilet.

Her words, “The situation inside my room has gone so bad that harmful insects have begun entering my room. I cannot sleep, like presently, I am in the room because I have sprayed insecticide.”

Prior to this, it is reported that residents of the hostel had laid a complaint against the care taker for vehemently refusing to take measures after their sceptic tank got full.

According to reports, a summons was given to the caretaker who ignored it but nothing was done by the council thereafter.

Since then, Mr Eta has reportedly been boasting about, claiming that the hostel belongs to the Union Bank and nothing can be done against them.

Despite continuous plea by the student for the reparation of the toilet, the caretaker has assured the latter that it is never an emergency case and that necessary actions will only be carried out according to thier agenda.

The student’s main cry however, is the sluggishness and and reluctance with which the hostel management has handled her complaints despite the fact that everything had been paid for.

By Amina Hilda.