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Confirmation has been received from the Anambra State Police Command regarding the collapse of a five-story building under construction on Basden Street in Fegge, Onitsha.
Speaking to journalists on Sunday, the Command’s DSP Tochukwu Ikenga confirmed the incident, providing official validation.
“Our operatives are currently there now, though the details are still sketchy, as soon as I get the full details I will get back to you,” he said.
An anonymous eyewitness disclosed that the building was designated for commercial use once construction was finished.
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He recounted that the building collapsed during the early hours of Sunday while several construction workers were on the top floor.
“The building started from the fifth floor to collapse. The building is at the finishing touches and the fifth floor was almost finished when it collapsed and other floors followed suit.
“There are about two workers in the building that are trapped and those injured have been rushed to undisclosed hospitals,” the source said.
The Public Relations Officer of Anambra State Emergency Management Agency, Chinyere Nwoye, said that they were yet to be informed about the collapsed building.
The Eastern Updates reports that the incident happened barely two weeks after another building collapsed, killing five persons in Ochanja Market, Onitsha.
