Residents and good Samaritans mobilised to rescue those trapped in the rubble, having sighted the legs of some them, before the arrival of excavators sent by the state government.
He confirmed that a corpse was discovered on the first floor and said that many might still be trapped.Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, while reacting to the incident, directed the Abia State Environmental Protection Agency and the Aba South Local Government Area’s Town Planning Authority to “immediately ensure full and safe demolition of the partially collapsed three-storey building along Azikiwe Road in Aba.
“So far, we have one confirmed fatality and those on the site are working to see if there are others trapped in the rubble.
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