A four-storey building on Akah Road in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has reportedly collapsed, trapping an unknown number of people.
According to reports, at approximately 6.30 p.m. on Saturday, the building collapsed on top of a bungalow.
Four people have been saved so far, according to Mr. Godwin Tepikor, Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency’s South-South Zonal Office, who confirmed the incident.
He said, “A four-storey building behind Zenith Bank on Akah Road by Plaza, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State has collapsed on a bungalow. Some persons are said to be trapped in the bungalow. A search and rescue has commenced and four persons have been rescued so far. Further update will be given.”
Building collapse incidents have increased significantly of recent, with six occurrences reported in three weeks in Abuja, Lagos, Kano, Oyo, and Jigawa states.
In the six incidents, around a dozen people died, but others were injured in varying degrees.
Aside from the occurrences in Jigawa and Akwa Ibom that happened today, there have been over 57 building collapse cases in the country over the course of two years, resulting in 137 casualties.
