One dead as building collapses in Ibadan

A terrible incident occurred, on Sunday died as a storey-building collapsed in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

The woman who was trapped when the building collapsed at Onipasan area, behind Oluyoro Hospital, Ibadan is said to be the wife of the owner of the building.

The corpse of the deceased which has been buried, was evacuated from the scene of the incident by the rescue operation team of Ibadan North East Local Government.

The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the state Police Command, Olugbenga Fadeyi, confirmed the incident. He said;

“Yes, there was a building collapse yesterday. It is under Agugu area. The building collapsed and the woman died.

“It was the wife of the Alhaji that owns the house. She has since been buried”.