WOMAN DIES IN OSUN BUILDING COLLAPSE
A resident of Ifetedo in Osun State, identified as Idowu, had reportedly died in an incident of collapse building that occurred in the town.
The collapsed structure was said to be a dilapidated building that suddenly caved in and killed the woman.
A resident of Ifetedo, simply identified as Ogunyemi, while speaking toĀ on Thursday, said operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, responding to a distress call, were at the scene of the incident.
āSome NSCDC operatives rushed to the scene after they were informed of the incident. They were joined by some other people in the community.
āIdowu was the only person in the building when the incident happened. She was brought out dead from the rubble.
āThe incident caused panic in Omiloode Area, where the building is located. The building that collapsed is a dilapidated structure,ā Ogunyemi said.
Osun NSCDC Public Relations Officer, Kehind Adeleke, when contacted confirmed the incident, adding that the scene was immediately cordoned off by security men.
āAn abandoned dilapidated building located along Omiloode Street, Ifetedo collapsed and killed one Mrs Idowu, who was said to be around the structure when the incident happened.
āThe tragic incident occurred at about 17:30 hours on Tuesday.
āOfficers and men of NSCDC Ife South Division, upon getting information rushed to the scene of the incident for rescue operation. But unfortunately, the woman had passed on. She was brought out of the rubble dead. The site was immediately cordoned off,ā Adeleke said.
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