The Oyo State Police Command and the sister agency, Oyo State Fire Service have confirmed that 10 persons were killed and eight others were injured in a building collapse in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Thursday, October 30, 2024.
In a statement issued by the police command and signed by its Public Relations Officer, Adewale Oyefeso, eight victims are currently receiving treatment following various degrees of injuries sustained at the cause of the incident.
The statement reads, “Today being Thursday 31/10/2024 around 0200hrs, a storey building located around Ojugbede Jegede Area, Ogbere collapsed leading to the immediate loss of (10) ten lives while (80 eight others are currently battling with various degrees of life-threatening injuries.
“Adequate security has currently been emplaced in the Area to prevent hoodlums from taking over the incident scene and as well protect the lives and property of other residents with the jurisdiction.
“Investigation is ongoing at the moment to unravel the possible circumstance that could have led to the incident.”
In the statement from the Oyo State Fire Services Agency, the incident happened at 2am at Jegeda Oluloyo area in Ibadan in Ona Ara Local Government Area of the state.
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. 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.”
