Sango Police Barracks: No Casualty As NEMA Moves To Carry Integrity Test On Building

No casualty as a block of flat collapsed in Sango Police barracks in Ibadan, capital of Oyo State, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said.

The building collapse happened on Saturday evening, according to residents.

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The collapsed structure sits in front of a residential three-storey building in the area.

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This block just collapsed at Sango police Barracks, Ibadan Oyo state pic.twitter.com/XgPtGlg63F

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The Southwest zonal Director of NEMA, Akiode Akande confirmed this on Sunday morning.

According to Akiode, the building, which is one of the oldest abandoned structures within the barracks, had cracks in many areas.

He said before the part of the building eventually went down, the occupants had evacuated, forestalling what would have been a disaster. He said the part that collapsed was used as a kitchen and not occupied as residential.

However, the NEMA boss said rescue effort was able to recover three vehicles and two motorcycles which were completely damaged from under the rubble.He said about four generating set were still trapped under the rubble of the collapsed Block 11 of the Police Barracks.

He pointed out that the Agency ensured that none of the about 168 occupants of the entire building passed the night in the Barracks due to the collapsed part.

He added that the entire building stretch in the barracks shows obvious weakness and may be subjected to integrity test to avoid further disaster.