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Five feared trapped as three-storey building collapses in Abia
Five people were feared trapped inside a collapsed three-storey building in Umumbi, a community in Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria’s south-east.
Residents told PREMIUM TIMES that the three-storey building collapsed on Friday.
One of the residents, Onyeka Egbule, told this newspaper that the building was still under construction when it collapsed.
“Five people were working yesterday (Friday) when the building collapsed on them,” Mr Egbule, whose apartment is located a few miles from the building, said.
He, however, could not say if the workers had died
Another resident, simply identified as Jude, claimed three of the carpenters working on the building’s roof survived the collapse.
But he could not explain the whereabouts of the survivors.
This newspaper gathered that the owner of the building is based outside Nigeria, but had asked his siblings in Nigeria to supervise the project.
There are speculations that the use of substandard building materials might have contributed to the collapse.
But we could not independently verify the speculations.
When contacted, the Commissioner for Information in Abia State, Okey Kalu, confirmed the development to newsmen
Mr Kanu said rescue efforts were carried out on Friday upon receipt of information about the incident.
He said the Abia State Government mobilised trucks and other equipment during the rescue operation.
The commissioner said, although he was yet to be fully briefed on the incident, “some persons” died in the collapse.
“We are investigating this collapse. The governor has ordered an investigation into the remote and immediate causes of the building collapse,” he said.
He hinted that “some persons would have been arrested by now” for their role in the collapse of the building.
A final-year student of the University of Delta, Awele Eluemunor, lost her life after being hit by a vehicle driven by a 100-level female student during a driving lesson with her boyfriend.
The tragic accident occurred on Tuesday when the beginner driver lost control of the car, veered off the road, and struck pedestrians, killing Eluemunor and injuring two others. The injured victims were hospitalized for treatment.
Eluemunor was set to graduate from the College of Nursing in Agbor, Delta State, before the unfortunate incident.
Eyewitnesses reported that the 100-level student’s boyfriend fled the scene, leaving his girlfriend behind.
The Delta Police Command confirmed Eluemunor’s death but did not disclose whether the suspect has been taken into custody.
The Lagos State Police Command has rescued six children from a building within an estate in the Ejigbo area of the state.
The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to newsmen on Saturday in Lagos.
He said that on Tuesday at about 12p.m., the police received information that six children were staying alone in a building.
‘The case was transferred from the Ejigbo Police Station to the Gender Unit in Ikeja after reports indicated that the children were left alone in a residential house.
“The children, aged between seven and 13 years, have been rescued and are currently in a protective shelter through the Ministry of Youth and Social Development,’ he said.
Hundeyin said initial findings revealed that their mother was currently abroad for medical treatment and had left them in the care of a caregiver.
The spokesperson added that efforts were underway to contact their mother, and investigations were ongoing to gather more details about the case.
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An MTN booster station at the University of Ibadan (UI) in Oyo State was reportedly engulfed in flames on Saturday.
The fire, attributed to an electrical surge, erupted within the Faculty of Nursing.
According to reports, the incident took place in the early morning hours, around 4 a.m., and resulted in significant damage to the Mikano electrical generator, the control board, and other telecommunications devices at the booster station.
The state capital, Special Adviser on Fire Services Reform to Governor Seyi Makinde, and Chairman of the State Fire Services Agency, Moroof Akinwande confirmed the incident.
He said, “The state Fire Service’s prompt response doused the fire at the MTN booster station beside the Faculty of Nursing, University of Ibadan.
“The fire personnel, led by ACFS Olubunmi, were promptly deployed to the scene and arrived on time.
“On arrival, we met the Mikano electrical generator and board on fire. We quickly joined hands with the university’s fire marshals, and the fire was extinguished completely. The fire was caused by an electrical surge”, he explained.
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