Nobisco Area: Fears grip residents following death of student after fell off from uncompleted footbridge

Published Inusah Dondaliya

8th February, 2026

Fears gripped the entire residents living around Nobisco enclave in the Tamale North Constituency following the death of a student after she fell off from uncompleted footbridge in the area while she was transported on a Motor Bike.

This incident occurred on Thursday, 5th January 2026, when the guardian picked the deceased and her sibling from school but fell off into the drain when crossing the footbridge – a makeshift, improvised by the residents themselves for easy passage.

Residents attribute their worsening condition in terms of commuting purposes, to the current state of the drain, which has been left uncompleted for almost a year now, resulting to several fatalities including injuries, deaths among others.

They put the blame squarely on the contractor for failing to complete the drain project he initiated. Worst of it all, without any effort on his part to come back to site for full execution of the project.

Residents further claim that several attempts to reach authorities for an antidote to their woes have proven futile, compounding their transportation challenges especially connecting to other communities.

Despite throwing their hands in despair, the residents are focusing their appeal to the Member of Parliament of the area, Hon. Alhassan Suhuyini, who is now the deputy Minister of Roads and Highways to come their aid by facilitating efforts to complete the project.

The residents are of the view that their plight now cannot be ameliorated without an intervention by their MP, since he is now serving as a deputy minister in charge of roads and highWays.

They are therefore calling for an immediate support to improve livelihoods through their mobility.