Tiny insects that have painful stings have invaded parts of the Ningo-Prampram District, forcing residents to stay indoors from 5pm.
The insects, whose sting leave painful rashes on the skin of the affected person, have further compelled residents of the affected areas to continuously wear long apparel to cover their body from head to toe.
Areas the insects have invaded for about a month now include; Dawhenya, Abey, Central University, Miotso and parts of Afienya, all in the Ningo-Prampram District .
As an interim remedy, the Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, Samuel Nartey George, has distributed repellents to the residents.
According to the people, the insects have curtailed their night life, since that is the time they become active.
Moses Dortey, the Assembly member for North Dawhenya Electoral Area said he had reported the matter to the Environmental Health Department of the Assembly and EPA, who said they would have to take some samples of the insects and their victims to NOGUCHI for tests.
“And it has been over a month now since I reported the matter to the authorities, yet nothing has been done about it. Life has become unbearable for us, as everybody is forced to put on heavy long clothing to protect themselves.
“Nobody is spared the harsh situation because the insects are biting anybody that their proboscis touches,” the Assemblyman told Accra FM in Twi, a local dialect.
