Three die as two-storey building collapses in Anambra

A two-storey building under construction at Ndiagu in
Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra has
collapsed, killing three artisans.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the
incident occurred at about 8a.m. on Wednesday.
An eyewitness told NAN that three other persons, who
sustained severe injuries, were taken to a nearby
hospital for treatment.
Those that rushed to the scene of the incident and
assisted in the rescue mission included the
Commissioner of Police in the State, Mr Hosea Karma
and the Divisional Police Officer in Ogidi, Mr Hassan
Musa.
Karma, who described the death of the artisans as
“unfortunate and untimely”, urged the people in the area
to take heart and prayed for the repose of the souls of
the dead.
The police boss said that the corpses of the deceased
had been taken to Iyi-Enu Hospital’s morgue.
President-General of Ogidi community, Chief Chuka
Onubogu, attributed the collapse to substandard
building materials.