Seven persons were feared killed on Wednesday as a two-storey building collapsed at Ogidi, near Onitsha.

A source said three persons died on the spot while four died on the way to the hospital.

Many others sustained varied degrees of injuries.

The two-storey building, which was still under construction at Ikenga Ndiagu village, Ogidi in Idemili North Local government Area of the state, trapped some workers when it collapsed.

The building which was at the second floor stage, collapsed at about 4:30p.m.

The copses of the victims were moved to the Iyi-Enu Mission Hospital Morgue, Ogidi, while those who sustained injuries were admitted at intensive care unit of the hospital.

As of the time of filing this report, rescue teams were still battling to rescue some workers believed to be trapped.

It was gathered that the owner of the building was helping the police with investigation into the incident.

He was said to have been inspecting work at the second floor of the building when it collapsed and was treated for minor injuries before finding himself in the police custody.

Efforts to reach the Divisional Police Officer at Ogidi, Hassan Musa (CSP), were not successful.
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Incompetent contractors everywhere






Encouraged by STINGY clients who would rather not pay professionals to handle their jobs..

Still under construction? How will it not collapse, when you use one bag of cement to produce 100 blocks.
Rip to the dead and speedy recovery to the injured.

I don't know Anambra wit dis kind news, anyway RIP to d dead. Our government need to look into dis Seriously

this is exactly what will keep on happening if we keep cutting cost. Nigerians..

What a terrible news to wake up to this morning.

May God grant repose to the dead and fortitude to those left behind.

Meanwhile Is it not Anambra state that has a law criminalising substandard buildings and frequent collapse of infrastructure due to inferior materials ??

If the death of these 7 people and the injury to many others was due to man-made errors, then the full weight of the law should be brought to bear on all the guilty parties.

Na wa oo

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buhari sef

Result of quack engineering

This pic was borrowed from somewhere around middle east. That's not our environment.

he is definitely using direct labour. no professional

eiyaaa rip to d dead..








this is d result when u try to slash the building materials.

why can't anything be properly done n supervised in this country, even a building dts supposed to last for yrs is compromised, this is sadly avoidable death. RIP to d dead.

Jesuuu

RIP
Should I blame the greedy contractor of stingy landlord?

God dey.....

Substandard materials full everywhere in Onitsha..
That place just stinks of evil and deceit per Sq metre....RIP to the dead.

That building although still under construction, is already being occupied for business

Now that's terrible.

Daddy bye bye o.... bring bread when u are coming back..
Daddy never returns
Mummy where is daddy
He traveled to obodo oyibo, he will buy u alomplane when he's coming back. So don't cry. And the lies will continue till...
Rest in peace people.

Am sure the contractor of this building is the same as the one that built the 2 buildings that collapse in the institution (federal polythenic oko).
why do we keep patronizing fake builders cos we do not want to spend much.
and to the builder. .......this is a case of PENNY WISE POUND FOOLISH.

Why wouldn't it collapsed when they burry all sorts of otumokpo beneath the Foundation and other places!! Is high time the owners of such building are held responsible for such a collateral damage on human lives. Rest in peace the death

Collapse of building in this country is becoming rampant. Read reasons here: https://www.nairaland.com/3203849/causes-building-collapse-nigeria

shugacaneman:
This pic was borrowed from somewhere around middle east. That's not our environment.

Not true,those are Nigerian security Agencies..

My condolence to the affected families...

Haba Until we start jailing offenders, stories like this will never cease to end