2 rescued from collapsed building in Osun

The Police Command in Osun confirmed on Sunday the rescue of two persons who were trapped under a collapsed building in the Sabo Area of Osogbo.

SP Yemisi Opalola, the police spokesperson in Osun, made this known in a statement issued in Osogbo on Sunday.

Opalola said an uncompleted-story building collapsed at about 8:30 a.m on Sunday, trapping the rescued victims.

“At about 8:00 a.m.today (Sunday), a distress call was received that a one-story uncompleted building located at Sabo Area in Osogbo had collapsed.

“Immediately, the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abba, mobilised the rescue team to the scene to cordon off the scene to ensure effective and efficient management of the rescue operations.

“Rescue efforts were mobilised as directed by the CP to rescue the trapped victims, and the operation was led and coordinated by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Department of Operations,DCP Abayomi Shogunle, DPO Dugbe Division, CSP Akinloye Oyegade, the Command Public Relations Officer, SP Yemisi Olawoyin Opalola Yemisi, and other police teams.

"Also, the NSCDC, Fire Service, and other emergency responders were on the ground to complement the efforts of the police,” she said.

Opalola said the uncompleted building was being used by some destitute as their abode before it collapsed.

She said two people, Shehu Abubakar, 45, and Muktairu Mohammed, 30, trapped under the rubbles, were rescued alive, evacuated, and rushed to the hospital by Osun Ambulance Services.

The police spokesperson said that they were also responding to treatment.

She said that normalcy had returned to the area while the Commissioner of Police enjoined the people of the state to report any building suspected to be dilapidated or distressed on time for necessary actions to be taken to avoid reoccurrence.