Many students of the University of Benin, UNIBEN have been reportedly trapped after a storey building collapsed in the state.
The incident occurred on Ekhator
Street, Ekosodin, an area known for housing students.
The building collapsed
following a heavy downpour on Saturday morning in Benin City, Edo State.
Rescue operations are ongoing
as of the time of filing this report.
One of the students, who sought
anonymity, said a university rescue team managed to extract some of the trapped
occupants, though several were severely injured.
He added that the injured
victims were promptly rushed to the hospital for medical treatment.
“The rescue team is still
searching for one victim who remains trapped inside the rubble. It was reported
that the victim called from inside the building, pleading for help, and efforts
are ongoing to locate and rescue them,” the student said.
The Dean of Students from
UNIBEN is reportedly on the scene, coordinating rescue efforts alongside the
university team.
The university management has
yet to release an official statement as of the time of reporting about the
cause of the collapse or the total number of individuals affected by the
incident.
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