By Abimbola Ogunnaike
Dozens of people were feared dead after a block of flats collapsed in the Sango Police Barracks in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, on the evening of Saturday, 22 April, 2023.
However, the number of trapped persons or casualties, if any, remained unknown as at the time of filing in this report.
The collapsed structure is in front of a residential three-storey building in the area.
All attempts to reach the officials of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Ibadan, and the Oyo State Police Command for comments on the incident were futile at the time of filing this report.
Meanwhile, residents in the area are intensifying efforts to evacuate the rubble.
