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Mrs Nene Bristol has lived in the same compound for over 11 years. She moved to the house when she married her husband in January 2013.
The compound located in the Ada George area of River State, houses six flats and two bedrooms. The Bristols live in the two-bedroom apartment and share two big water tanks with the rest of the neighbours.
However, she told our correspondent that since she moved into the compound in 2013, the water tank had not been washed.
“It is even shocking to me right now that it has been 11 years already and they (the owners) have not washed it. There was one time when the water coming out from the tank was greenish and we contributed money for it to be treated.
“It took about three days for the water to return to normal but the chemical used for treatment was too harsh for some people. Some people with sensitive skin had rashes after using the water.
“Even my husband had a skin reaction and we had to buy loads of antibiotics thinking it was an infection of some sort until our dermatologist told us that it was a water-related skin infection. It was a major issue then but somehow it just didn’t cross our minds to wash the tank,” she said
What is more, Mrs Bristol also told Sunday PUNCH that she used the water from the tank to cook, bathe, and sometimes, drank it when she could not afford to get sachet water (also known as ‘pure water’).
