At least, 60 persons on Thursday
escaped death in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital following the sudden
collapse of Metro View Hotel, one of the popular hotels in the State.
The hotel is located close to
Presco Campus of Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki in the heart of the city.
A member of the hotel management,
Chief Austine Orji , who spoke to journalists on behalf of the hotel said they
had noticed a crack on some of the pillars holding the building and they
immediately cordoned off the side of the building and started renovations,
adding that it was in the process of the renovation that the building
collapsed.
Orji said those who lodged in the
hotel were outside the building for a seminar when the incident happened,
stressing that no life was lost.
Meanwhile, the governor of Ebonyi
State, Chief David Umahi, through the Special Assistant (SA) on Capital
Territory on Thursday has ordered for the immediate closure of the affected
hotel.
Okoro stated further that the
Hotel would remain sealed pending the outcome of investigation by the government.
It was gathered that the said
hotel was commissioned on the 28th May 2005 by the former governor, Martin
Elechi.
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