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  • Ibadan building collapse: Oyo govt. to investigate, sanction culprits

    Ibadan building collapse: Oyo govt. to investigate, sanction culprits

    The Commissioner for Lands and Housing in Oyo State, Mr Olusegun Olayiwola, says the state government will investigate the cause of the collapse of a four-story building at Bodija area of Ibadan that occurred on Thursday morning.

    Olayiwola said this when he led some government functionaries to the scene of the incident.

    He said erring person or persons would be fully sanctioned after investigation, to serve as deterrent to others.

    Speaking with newsmen during the inspection, the commissioner observed that substandard materials were used for the construction.

    He noted that land allocated for the building project was not suitable for the kind of structure being built.

    Olayiwola added that the contractor handling the project failed to follow established procedures for constructing buildings in the state.

    The commissioner promised to present the Ministry’s findings to the deputy governor for necessary action.

    He, however, enjoined developers in the state to always engage the services of professionals whenever they wanted to construct buildings, in order to avoid disaster.

    Newsmen report that the structure under construction collapsed in the early hours of Thursday, leaving at least seven persons injured. 

  • [UPDATE] Ibadan building collapse: No deaths recorded, all trapped victims rescued – Oyo Govt

    [UPDATE] Ibadan building collapse: No deaths recorded, all trapped victims rescued – Oyo Govt

    The Oyo State Government on Saturday morning disclosed that there was no casualty in the building collapse incident which occurred on Friday.

    Eyewitnesses said the building, located in Sogoye, along Bode, Molete area of Ibadan, Oyo State, had collapsed suddenly while still under construction, with several people injured and others trapped underneath.

    In a statement by the State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Toye Arulogun, the government stated that the multi-agency rescue operation team set up by the Governor 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 are in stable condition, have been taken to the hospital while no death was recorded.

    According to Arulogun, “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.”

    The Government spokesperson 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.