The Oyo State Government, Saturday
morning disclosed that there was no fatality in the building collapse incident
which occurred on Friday in the Sogoye area of Ibadan, the capital city.
Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Toye Arulogun, in a
statement made available to EMIRATCO POST, said that the multi-agency rescue
operation team set up by the Governor of the state 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 were
in stable condition, have been taken to the hospital while no death was
recorded.
Arulogun said, “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”.
He 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.
He reiterated the imperative of
adhering to approved building plans.
