Panic erupted on Monday after a two-storey building collapsed along Baale Road near Ajuwon Bus Stop in Ogun State, with an unspecified number of occupants feared trapped beneath the rubble.
The incident threw the neighbourhood into confusion as residents rushed to the scene in search of survivors, while a large crowd gathered around the collapsed structure awaiting the arrival of emergency responders.
The incident occurred just hours after another building collapse was recorded in Anambra State, where a three-storey student hostel known as Elite Five Star Lodge caved in at Oko in Orumba North Local Government Area.
In the Ogun incident, an eyewitness simply identified as Anthony, said only one male occupant managed to escape before the building became completely inaccessible.
He added that the survivor disclosed that his wife and children were still trapped inside the building.
“Only one man came out of the building. He said his wife and children are still trapped inside,” Anthony said.
As of the time of filing this report, neither the Ogun State Government nor emergency management agencies had confirmed the number of victims or casualties, while there was no official update on the status of rescue operations.
Meanwhile, the spokesperson for the Anambra State Police Command, Tochukwu Ikenga, has said that several victims were rescued alive and taken to a hospital in Oko for treatment following the Anambra building collapse.
Ikenga, a Superintendent of Police, noted that rescue operations were continuing to reach others who might still be trapped beneath the debris.
These latest incidents add to the growing number of building collapse across the country.
