Residents of the Sabo area in Osogbo, the capital of Osun state, were gripped with fear on Sunday, July 14, when an abandoned building, allegedly used by hoodlums, collapsed.
Five people were reportedly trapped inside when the building collapsed around 7:30 am.
The uncompleted, abandoned storey building had been used by hoodlums as an abode before its collapse.
A source known as Tunde explained that the building was a den for cultists, hoodlums, and other bad actors, and that security operatives had raided it several times before its collapse on Sunday morning.
He said: “As I am talking to you, security operatives with rescue teams have arrived the scene. They have brought crane machines to the scene, and they rescued three people from the rubble.”
The spokesperson of the Nigerian Security Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Osun State Command, Kehinde Adeleke confirmed the collapse.
According to her, “Subsequent to our earlier report dated 10 June 2024 in which we reported on an uncompleted building used as a residence by hoodlums by AUD primary school, Sabo Elegun.
“The building we reported was an eyesore and we recommended raiding by the task force and the environmental body to the building is sanitised. The said building collapsed at about 07:30 hrs today Sunday 14th July 2024 entrapping 5 people.
“Two people have been rescued so far while the remaining three are entrapped under the decking that requires the use of a crane.
“While we await the crane, people are doing all they can within the physical human capacity to break the decking and connected rods. The LGA chairman and his team were around and they have gone to see how the crane can be brought down. On the ground are the SSG who just arrived, NSCDC, Police commissioner and the team, OSEMA, and other government dignitaries.”
