No fewer than 10 persons have d!£d while seven other victims were rescued alive after a building collapsed at Jegede Olorunsogo in Ona Ara local government area of Ibadan, Oyo State capital.
The incident occurred at 2am on Thursday, October 31.
Confirming the incident, the General Manager of Oyo State Fire Services, Rev. Akinyemi Akinyinka said they received distress calls from the people in the neighbourhood at 2am.
According to him, “May I inform you that Oyo State Fire Services Agency received a distressed call at around 2 am this morning at Jegede Olunloyo area, Ibadan, of which 10 persons has been recovered from the debris of the collapsed building, while 7 persons rescued alive.
“Rescue operation is still going on.”
Watch a video from the scene below.
Culled from Linda Ikeji blog.
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