There was tension at 7, Rufai Street, Makinde, Ojuelegba, as a two-storey building of 11 flats in the structure collapsed. This was confirmed by the State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA).
LASEMA boss, Dr Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, who confirmed the incident, said there was no casualty as occupants quickly vacated the structure before it caved in.
Oke-Osanyintolu said the structure had been marked for demolition and abatement notice served on the occupants to vacate in 2017. And were again served 2019 before the latest eventual collapse.
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LASEMA explained further that the state government might likely confiscate the property according to policy of the state government on distressed collapsed structures in the state.
Meanwhile, The Herald earlier reported that the driver of a truck in the early hours of Thursday lost control and rammed into a building at Ijaye in Abeokuta, killing a nine-year-old boy and injuring five occupants of the building.
Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Spokesperson, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta.
Akinbiyi, who noted that the incident occurred around 3:46a.m on Ijaye -Iyana Mortuary axis in Abeokuta, said that the driver of the truck took to his heels immediately after the accident.
He alleged that the accident was caused by speeding and loss of control by the truck marked LND-754 XV. He explained that there were eight occupants in the building, comprising of one female adult, three female children, two male children and two male adults, when the incident happened.