By: Odieh Ramon, Yenagoa.

Odi community in Kolokuma-Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa State is facing renewed distress due to severe landslides and coastal erosion.

Residents are raising urgent alarms that their village risks being completely lost if immediate intervention is not provided.

Recent incidents, include shoreline homes and roads destroyed leaving many displaced .

A community member describes the situation as increasingly worrisome, with fears that “one day the people will wake up to see their village vanish”.

In heartfelt pleas circulating on social media and local reports, affected residents are calling on the Bayelsa State Government, led by His Excellency, Governor Senator Douye Diri, and the Federal Government under President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to come to their aid urgently.

They emphasise the need for swift measures to halt the environmental degradation, which has been exacerbated by heavy rains, riverbank instability, and perennial coastal threats in the Niger Delta region.

The Bayelsa State Government has previously responded to similar incidents in Odi, including on-the-spot assessments of landslide damage in areas like Isonbiri Compound.

However, locals insist that more comprehensive, sustained action—including erosion control projects and federal support through agencies like the NDDC—is critical to prevent further loss.

Another person wrote on social media “Odi People need help—please come and help us. Pasisei.”