No fewer than 10 bodies have been recovered under the rubble of a two-storey building that collapsed in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
At the scene, the emergency team was seen still combing the collapsed building site to determine whether any of the ill-fated building occupants were still trapped under the rubbles.
As gathered, the building caved in at about 2 am in Jegeda Oluloyo area, in Ona Ara Local Government Area of the state.
This was confirmed by the Oyo State Fire Services Agency on Thursday through a statement made available to newsmen.
The statement read, “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 General Manager of the state Fire Services, Yemi Akinyinka, said, “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.”
