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A Two-Storey Building under construction in Amangwu Ohokobe Ndume, Umuahia North LGA of Abia State has collapsed.

The building which had just been roofed, collapsed on Saturday evening but fortunately, no worker was inside the house when it caved in.

The cause of the building collapse has not been established officially but some residents of Amangwu Ohokobe Ndume who spoke to Journalists after the incident blamed it on substandard materials allegedly used by the site Engineer while others blamed it on poor supervision of works.

The residents disclosed that workers were supposed to start on the interior parts of the house immediately after roofing but fortunately, it was postponed to a new date.

“The postponement was the saving grace for the workers because if they were at work when the house collapsed, who knows what would have happened to them?” Nkechi, a resident of Ohokobe said.

She added that the site Engineer had gone underground after the incident.

It would be recalled that a 3-storey building still under construction collapsed in June in Obingwu, Ukwa West LGA of Abia, killing five site workers.

Source: https://dailypost.ng/2024/10/20/2-storey-building-collapses-in-umuahia/

May Almighty God Have Mercy Upon Us Amen

This is really heartbreaking

No comment since is not Lagos

With the ever increasing price of cement, rods and other vital building materials, we should expect more collapses cos engineers would want to cut cost by trying to buy substandard products leading to a total collapse of the entire structure.

Recently, I saw a building where the engineers used bamboo instead of iron rods as decking and pillar re-enforcement. The bamboo was placed on the the decking and concrete was poured on it. How long do you think such structure can last before it collapses?

WATERY CEMENT

They will come n blame tinubu now

Use of bad blocks. From the look of the blocks in the rubble, it's obvious that it's substandard.

Thank God the house collapsed now, it wld have been a death trap in future.

Ok o

Buharidgeneral:
No comment since is not Lagos

You are fighting undecleared war where you dont even know tje faces of your enemies. You need intensive medical care.

This is what happen when you give work to quacks

developers why?
why was d building not developed properly?

If not for the postponement of work by the works, it would have been yet another unfortunate disaster.

If you are ready to build, employ quality engineer and make sure you go for standard materials

Damn

Must be the resultant effect of using quack civil engineers or substandard building materials for the project

Or both

Omo. We have seen a lot

Ernesthugo:
WATERY CEMENT

and porous sand

We haven't heard all these unfriendly news common in our history in Nigeria like this present administration.

Nature is angry. Creator is angry. Creature aren't smiling. Lord, by your mercy show us mercy and rescue your children.

Too bad...this stories are only good in Lagos where they build With sub standards materials.

Otti, live up to your billing
Enough of the hype!!!

It is better it collapses today than to destroy destinies tomorrow.

Just look at the cheap materials used to set up a 2-storey building...!

Materials that can't even solidly hold a bungalow.

Nigerians ehn...!

Make we manage am
Make we manage am

See what it has resulted to.

Shey na T-pain cause this one!?

Builders be careful in this T-painic govt

We go sha survive am😎

See wetin awon oloriburuku are building in their region. They will blame Tinubu for this too. Awon omo aley. Oh well.




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Cheap materials because of the economy,why not wait till you're very capable,or be doing it small small with quality materials

YOU NO LIE

victorazy:
and porous sand

ALEX OTTI bringing calamity to Abia state

Hmmmm

Thank God nobody died...

Greedy property owners, greedy developers, quack engineers, you people should do better. If you can't build a house, don't embark on it, lives are at stake!

Bad news everyday

Naturesgifts:
This is really heartbreaking

Heartbreaking bo?

No life was lost nah.