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While efforts are underway to save lives, it has been revealed that at least 19 people were still stranded in a three-story building under construction that collapsed on Friday in Ibadan.
David Aderibigbe, a witness who lives near the construction site, told reporters that 23 workers and two food vendors were trapped in the building. He said only six of the victims were rescued from debris by local residents.
"Some of the survivors of the incident who were rescued told us that there were no less than 23 workers on the site and two traders," he said. "The survivor said that one of the traders was trapped with her baby," he added. Aderibigbe said some of the victims telephoned to ask for help.
Toheeb Gbadamosi, one of the survivors, said, "This is the first time I work here. I just came in order to raise money for my interview, because things are difficult. I thank God for bringing alive the rubble. "
Mojeed Agbaje, one of the participants in the rescue operations, said that two of his relatives (Tunde and Oladepo) were trapped in the building. "I'm worried because other people I know are currently in the rubble. Tunde was injured in the face and limbs. We took him to Molete Hospital and he recuperates, "he said.
Akin Makinde, secretary of the Oyo State Emergency Management Agency, said the report of the accident was shocking. He added that the agency had always warned builders to comply with building rules in order to avoid disasters. Makinde said he contacted an excavator to clean the wreckage and allow the rescue of other people still under the rubble.
Meanwhile, firefighters, the Red Cross and police deployed to the scene to help the victims.
The three-story building that collapsed in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, was inaugurated just four days after a collapsed building in Lagos claimed the lives of at least 20 people.
The Lagos State Building Control Agency began Friday the demolition of defective buildings on Lagos Island, while about 180 houses were designated as demolished, said LASBCA's managing director, Mr. Lekan Shodeinde.
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