The Oyo State Government on Saturday declared that no death was recorded in the building collapse which occurred in Ibadan on Friday.
The government made the declaration after the completion of the rescue operation which was said to have ended at about 3.45 a.m. on Saturday.
The three-storey building under construction located at Sogoye area of Ibadan, the capital city of Oyo State on Friday.
In a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Toye Arulogun, said those rescued with injury at the site of the incident had been taken to hospital.
“The multi-agency rescue operation team set up by the Governor was able to achieve the evacuation of all victims from the collapsed building which was under construction as at the time of the incident,” Arulogun said.
“Upon hearing the news of the incident, the Governor set up a multi-agency rescue team which promptly swung into action, mobilising equipment, materials and personnel. The team was able to rescue the two victims trapped in the rubble of the collapsed building as three were initially rescued manually and no fatality was recorded in the rescue operation which ended 3.45am today,” the commissioner said.
He added that an investigation into the incident would be carried out by the relevant agencies while admonishing building construction practitioners to desist from cutting corners and using cheap materials.
He reiterated the imperative of adhering to approved building plans.
