Oyo State Government on Saturday morning disclosed that
there was no casualty in the building collapse incident which occurred on
Friday.
Eyewitnesses said the building, located in Sogoye, along
Bode, Molete area of Ibadan, Oyo State, had collapsed suddenly while still
under construction, with several people injured and others trapped underneath.
In a statement by the State Commissioner for Information,
Culture and Tourism, Toye Arulogun, the
government stated that the multi-agency rescue operation team set up by the
Governor was able to achieve the evacuation of all victims from the collapsed
building which was under construction as at the time of the incident.
He noted that the injured, who are in stable condition, have
been taken to the hospital while no death was recorded.
According to Arulogun, “Upon hearing the news of the
incident, the Governor set up a multi-agency rescue team which promptly swung
into action, mobilising equipment, materials and personnel. The team was able
to rescue the two victims trapped in the rubble of the collapsed building as
three were initially rescued manually and no fatality was recorded in the
rescue operation which ended 3.45am today.”
The Government spokesperson further said that an
investigation into the incident will be carried out by the relevant agencies
while admonishing building construction practitioners to desist from cutting
corners and using cheap materials.
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