The Edo State Government has said that emergency responders have rescued all trapped students in the collapsed three-storey building on Ekhator Street, off Ekosodin Road beside the University of Benin, in Benin City.
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In a statement by the Special Adviser to the Edo State Governor on Media Projects, Crusoe Osagie, the government noted that there are no fatalities and investigation is ongoing to unravel the immediate and remote cause of the incident.
âThe government confirms the collapse of a three-storey building in Ekhator Street, off Ekosodin Road, beside the University of Benin, Ugbowo, Benin City,â Osagie said.
âA rescue team was deployed to the site of the incident and all the trapped students have been rescued alive and are receiving medical attention.â
He added that, âEmergency Responders including the Edo State Fire Service and officials from the Edo State Command and Control Centre deployed to the scene of the accident have confirmed that there are no fatalities from the incident as at this time.
âExcavators and other heavy equipment are on site to clear the rubble and also remove the other parts of the distressed building.
âThe government has ordered a full investigation into the immediate and remote causes of the collapse as well as an audit of other buildings in the area to ascertain their status.
âThe state government has stationed officials at the site to provide updates on the incident.
âWe appreciate the gallant work of the emergency responders and the good Samaritans in the community who provided assistance in managing the situation.â
Earlier, Channels Television reported that several students of the University of Benin were trapped in a three-storey building that collapsed in Ekosodin on Saturday morning.
The storey building on Ekhator Street, Benin, the state capital, collapsed during the early morning rainfall in the state.
Ekosodin shares borders with the University of Benin, and hosts a large number of student population.
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