No fewer than ten persons lost their lives in a building collapse in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Thursday morning. Seven others were critically injured
The Oyo State Fire Services Agency stated that the incident occurred around 2 a.m. at Jegeda Oluloyo area in Ibadan in Ona Ara Local Government Area of the state.
The statement read, “The Oyo State Fire Services Agency received a distressed call at around 2 am this morning at Jegede Olunloyo area, Ibadan, of which 10 persons have been recovered from the debris of the collapsed building, while seven persons were rescued alive. Rescue operation is still going on.”
The General Manager of the state Fire Services, Yemi Akinyinka, in a press chat, said, “We received a distress call from the people in the neighbourhood at 2 am.
“When we got there, ten people died outrightly. Three people had been recovered before we got to the place, and our men recovered four. They are still working.”
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