BREAKING: Three Trapped, 2 Rescued As Building Collapses In Osun (Photos)

There was a panic on Sunday as a building in the Sabo area of Osogbo, Osun State capital, with at least three people feared trapped under the debris while two have been rescued.

A resident of the area, who is also a member of Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Service, identified simply as Alaran, during an interview with PUNCH, said a loud sound was heard in the neighbourhood as the building suddenly went down.

Alaran, who said some people were in the building when it suddenly collapsed, said policemen and operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps promptly responded to a distress call from the scene of the incident.

He said, “The incident happened between 7:30 and 8:am this morning (Sunday). A loud sound was heard. The house is not being inhabited by anyone. But some people usually hide there to smoke or gamble. Some people were trapped.”

Kehinde Adeleke, spokesperson for the NSCDC Osun State Command, provided further details on the situation: “Subsequent to our earlier report dated 10 June 2024 in which we reported on an uncompleted building used as residence by hoodlums by AUD primary school, Sabo Elegun.

“The building we reported was an eyesore and we recommended raiding by task force and the environmental body to the building is sanitised. The said building collapsed at about 07:30 hrs today Sunday 14th July 2024 entrapping 5 people.

“Two people have been rescued so far while the remaining three are entrapped under the decking that requires the use of a Crain.

“While we await the Crain, people are doing all they can within the physical human capacity to break the decking and connected rods. The LGA chairman and his team were around and they have gone to see how the Crain can be brought down. On ground are the SSG who just arrived , NSCDC, Police commissioner of police and the team, OSEMA, and other government dignitaries.”

Adeleke assured that further updates would be provided as the rescue operation progresses.

Dtruth Insights  earlier reported how a section of a two-storey residential apartment in Kubwa, Abuja, collapsed on Saturday morning, leading to the rescue of four individuals from the rubble.

The incident, which occurred beside Cupid Hotel on Sultan Dansuki Road, Phase 2, Site 2, in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, followed two similar incidents in the federal capital and Plateau State.

Barely 24 hours earlier, a school building collapsed in Plateau and resulted in 22 fatalities while 132 persons were injured. About 11 days before this, a structure collapsed at Unity House, Area 11, Garki, in Abuja.