KWARA: Four members of same family killed in collapsed 3-storey building
A three-storey building that collapsed in Popo Giwa area of Ilorin, Kwara State, has claimed the lives of four members of the same family, even as four others were rescued alive from the debris. The incident, according to reports, happened on Tuesday morning with rescue workers at the scene which happened around 5am at No. […] The post KWARA: Four members of same family killed in collapsed…
A collapsed three-story building in Kwara State's Ilorin city claimed the lives of four members of a single family on Tuesday morning, with four others surviving the incident. The event occurred around 5am at No. 41 Popo Giwa Street, adjacent to Gogoro Mosque, according to reports. The Kwara State Fire Service and the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) confirmed the tragic losses, while an eyewitness named Gideon confirmed the identities of the deceased and survivors.
Rescue efforts were bolstered by the deployment of an excavator, and multiple emergency and security agencies, including the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Red Cross, and health officials, participated in the rescue mission. The Governor's Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Lawal Olohungbebe, expressed condolences and attributed the quick response to the area's accessibility.
The Kwara State Fire Service's Public Relations Officer, Hassan Adekunle, confirmed the details of the rescue operation and stated that the cause of the collapse would be determined post-assessment.
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