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BREAKING: Scores feared dead in Ibadan building collapse

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3 weeks ago

October 31, 2024

Scores were feared dead when a storey building collapsed on Thursday morning in Ibadan, Oyo State capital.

Confirming the news to TopNaija News, the General Manager of Oyo State Fire Services Agency, Yemi Akinyinka said ten have been feared dead while seven others sustained injuries in the incident that reportedly occurred at about 2.00 am in the Jegede Olunloyo area of Ibadan on Thursday.

He said the agency received a distressed call about the collapse of the building at about 2.00 am and immediately deployed personnel to the scene.

“The Oyo State Fire Services Agency received a distressed call at about 2am, at Jegede Olunloyo area, Ibadan of which 10 persons have been recovered from debris of the collapsed building, while seven persons were rescued alive,” he said.

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Zaccheus Ukhueleigbe

Ukhueleigbe Zaccheus is a seasoned journalist who has spent over seven years working as a writer, reporter, Public Relations executive and Editor at Topnaija.ng He is graduate of Mass Communication from the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ), Lagos and Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo.