The IKURU TOWN, Atlantic Beach which is the longest white
Sand Beach in West Africa, witnessed an influx of tourist recently who all came
to see the rare Whale that was washed ashore the beach.
The carcass of the whale was
found on the Ikuru Town beach , Located in Andoni LGA, Rivers State, south
south of Nigeria, off the Atlantic Ocean.
Ikuru Town is also home to
one of the richest Rain Forest in Nigeria and accommodates the endangered West
African Elephants which are sometimes seen on the beach and around the
community.
With Lots of tourism
potential from the IKURU TOWN Atlantic Beach and Rain Forest, It is still yet
to get the attention of the Rivers State government and other stake holders as the
access road to Andoni LGA (UNITY Road) have been abandoned by successive governments.
When our correspondent
visited the scene it was observed that the villagers had started cutting off
the body parts of the whale to be used as meat and other delicacies.
Whales are national heritage
and even in death their carcasses can be preserved and used to attract tourist, as seen in the Royal Ontario Museum ,
Toronto which houses the heart of a blue whale and its enormous skeleton pictured).
The dead whale was spotted in
the morning of July 6th 2017 and at the time of reporting over 30 % of the Whale had been cut off for
meat by the locals.
See video of locals cutting the whale below:
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