Four persons were killed on Sunday following the collapse of a three-storey building in Owerri, the Imo State capital.

Three others sustained severe injuries in the incident. The three injured persons were among the seven survivors in the tragedy.

Among those who perished in the building, which occurred on Egbu Road, opposite Fire Service, in the state capital, were a one-year and six months old girl, Osinachi Nnabu; a three-year-old boy, Amara, and two adults whose identities remain unknown.

Osinachi's parents - Dominic and Rita Nnabu and a certain Sunday Uzohor survived the building collapse with minor injuries and are in stable conditions.

But two serving national youth corps members and a 40-year-old man, whose name was later given as Anoruo, were unconscious as medical doctors at the Police Clinic, Owerri, admitted them at the intensive care unit.

While the male youth corps member was simply identified as Chinedu, the female corps member, whose name was yet to be given, was later revealed to be a Law graduate.

It was gathered that the two NYSC members were sleeping in the same room when the building collapsed.

It reportedly took eight hours to rescue the young graduates, who were ‘buried’ in the debris even as they were still breathing when they were found.

One of the survivors, Uzoha, said that there was nothing that showed that danger was lurking, adding that it was by the grace of God that he survived the incident.

Governor Rochas Okorocha, who later visited the scene said, “This is very sad.”
“I will take drastic measures to checkmate sub-standard buildings in this state, regardless of who is involved.”

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