The Oyo State government says there was no fatality in the building collapse incident, which occurred on Friday in Sogoye area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
A statement by Toye Arulogun, the state Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, issued on Saturday, noted that the multi agency rescue operation team set up by the Governor was able to evacuate the victims from the building. In all, five trapped victims were retrieved.
The building was under construction at the time of the incident.
He also noted that the injured were taken to the hospital and are in stable condition, and that no death was recorded.
The state government also said it would investigate the incident, just as building construction practitioners were admonished to desist from cutting corners and using cheap materials.
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