At least three people were reportedly trapped under the decking of an uncompleted story building that collapsed at Ayetoro area of Osogbo, Osun State, while two others were rescued from the debris.
The building, which was often occupied by hoodlums for illicit activities, left good Samaritans working tirelessly within their physical capacity to break the decking and connected rods to save those trapped in the incident.
The Osun State Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, in a statement by its spokesperson Kehinde Adeleke explained that two people have been rescued so far while the remaining three are still trapped under the decking, requiring the use of a crane.
She said: “While we await the crane, people are doing all they can within their physical capacity to break the decking and connected rods.”
Security operatives from the NSCDC, the state police commissioner and his team, officials of the Osun State Environmental Management Agency and other government officials were on the scene to ensure the safety of the victims.
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Additionally, a delegation of the government, led by the Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Mayowa Adejorin, was at the scene of the building collapse in Ayetoro to assess the damage and coordinate the government’s response.
Accompanied by Hon. Emiola Fakeye, the Governor’s Special Adviser on OSEMA, the team inspected the area and discovered another building in poor condition. The team is working with other relevant ministries to prevent a similar occurrence.
“We inspected the collapsed building and discovered it has no building plans. We are reaching out to other related MDAs to enforce the Governor’s directive,” Hon. Adejorin stated.
It will be recalled that the NSCDC had earlier reported that the building was an eyesore and recommended that it be raided by the task force and the environmental body to sanitize the area.
Disturbed by the development, the state governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, warned developers and residents against constructing houses without approved building plans, threatening to bulldoze poorly built houses that pose a threat to human safety.
The Governor, in a statement by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed in Osogbo, emphasized the importance of securing approvals for building plans to ensure construction standards and avoid needless deaths and injuries.
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