Two persons have been confirmed dead, while three others were rescued after a three-storey hostel building, known as Elite Five Star Lodge, collapsed in Amaokpala, near the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State, CDA News Nigeria reports.
CDA News gathered from the report that the building, which had about 60 rooms, caved in on Sunday night, throwing residents and passers-by into panic as an unknown number of occupants, mostly students, were trapped beneath the rubble for hours before emergency responders arrived.
Eyewitnesses said the building collapsed while occupants were inside. One resident, Ifeoma, who witnessed the incident, told PUNCH Metro that a loud noise preceded the collapse.
“We heard a very loud noise before the building collapsed,” she said, adding that people began shouting for help moments later as the structure came crashing down.
Spokesperson for the Anambra State Police Command, Tochukwu Ikenga, appealed for calm, saying officers secured the scene immediately after receiving the distress call and mobilised alongside other security agencies to coordinate rescue efforts.
Ikenga said some injured victims had been rescued from the debris and taken to a hospital in Oko for treatment, while operations continued to determine whether more persons remained trapped. He noted that the total number of casualties could not yet be confirmed.
The Anambra State Fire Service and the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) also joined the rescue effort. The cause of the collapse is yet to be established.
CDA News Nigeria will provide updates as more information becomes available.
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