Another three-storey building collapses in Ibadan

With the agony from the collapse of a school in Lagos still fresh, yet another three-storey building which is still under construction Friday collapsed along Bode, Molete area of Ibadan, Oyo State.

Several people have been reported injured and others trapped underneath the rubble of the building which was said to have collapsed at about 5:45pm.

The Oyo State Government says it has deployed two excavators to Sogoye, where efforts are ongoing to rescue victims trapped under a building that collapsed on Friday.

Oyo State Government spokesman, Toye Arulogun, said the government was on top of the situation.

However, the number and identities of affected persons could not be ascertained as at the time of filing this report.

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According to the constructions workers, tragedy struck when bricklayers and other artisans on site were rounding off for the day’s work.

One of the survivors, Toheeb Gbadamosi, 19, said: “Today is my first time of working at this place.

“I just came around in order to raise some money for my upkeep because things were difficult. I thank God that I came out of the rubble alive.”

Other lucky ones include 42-year-old Olalekan Dauda; Tunde, and Rilwan Oladepo.

Dauda said he was working with other artisans on the third floor when the building suddenly gave way.

“I just heard a sudden blast and later found that I and others in the building have been trapped in the rubble,” Dauda said.

According to one of the rescuers who gave his name as Aafa Mojeed Agbaje, two of his relatives — Tunde and Rilwan Oladepo — were also victims of the collapsed structure.

Agbaje said: “I am worried because other people that I know are presently in the wreckage.

“Tunde sustained injuries on his face and limbs. We have taken him to Molete Hospital and he is recuperating.”

Meanwhile, a crowd of sympathisers comprising traders and residents of the area have besieged the scene, while the road has blocked against traffic.

Recall that a three-storey school building at Ita Faji, Lagos Island, had on Wednesday collapsed and killed many primary school pupils and leaving several others injured.

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