IBADAN BUILDING COLLAPSE: NO DEATH RECORDED, AS INJURED VICTIMS HOSPITALIZED

The Oyo State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism,  Toye Arulogun, in a statement on Saturday, said that an investigation into the incident will be carried out by the relevant agencies, adding that the practitioners of building construction should desist from cutting corners and using cheap materials.

Penpushing further reports that, the Commissioner, however emphasized on the need for strict compliance to approved building plans, while one of the rescued victims, Olalekan Dauda in narrating the incident recalled that, he was working with other artisans on the third floor when the building collapsed.

The 42 year old survivor said he just heard a sudden blast and later found that he and others in the building were trapped in the rubble. Among those rescued include; Tunde, Toheeb Gbadamosi and Rilwan Oladepo.

Penpushing further reports that, Gbadamosi, (19) in his own account said: “Today is my first time of working at this place. I just came around in order to raise some money for my upkeep because things were difficult. I thank God that I came out of the rubble alive”.