Ibadan Building Collapse: NEMA Recommends Integrity Test
The National Emergency Management Agency has reacted to the collapse of a block of flats that occurred in Sango Police barracks in Ibadan on Saturday.
NEMA Southwest Coordinator Saheed Akiode while speaking with newsmen in Ibadan, however, recommended that integrity tests should be conducted on all buildings in the Sango police barracks to ascertain the viability of the structures for their occupants.
The Coordinator maintained that the about one hundred quarters at the Sango Police Barracks are no longer safe for its occupants because they lack adequate rehabilitation and renovations from time to time.
While revealing that about 168 occupants have been displaced due to the Saturday building collapse, he confirmed that there was no casualty reported except for a few damaged properties.
Meanwhile, at the scenes of the incident, officers of the Nigeria Police restricted newsmen from covering the scene.
In addition, the Oyo state commissioner, Adebowale Williams while inspecting the scene said statements regarding the incident will be issued by the force’s Public Relations officer when due.
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