By Damilare Adeleye
No fewer than ten persons have been confirmed dead after a building located at Jegeda Oluloyo area in Ibadan in Ona Ara Local Government Area of Oyo State, collapsed on Thursday morning.
It was gathered that seven others were injured in the building collapse that occurred at 2am on Thursday.
A statement from the Oyo State Fire Services Agency confirmed the incident.
The statement added that while 10 persons were recovered from the debris, seven persons were rescued alive, adding that rescue efforts are reported to be ongoing as of the time of filing this report.
“The Oyo State Fire Services Agency received a distressed call at around 2 am this morning at Jegede Olunloyo area, Ibadan, of which 10 persons have been recovered from the debris of the collapsed building, while seven persons were rescued alive. Rescue operation is still going on,” the statement read.
When contacted, the General Manager of the state Fire Services, Yemi Akinyinka, added that, “We received a distress call from the people in the neighbourhood at 2 am.
“When we got there, ten people died outrightly. Three people had been recovered before we got to the place, and our men recovered four. They are still working.”