Three-storey building collapses in Rivers
A three-storey building has collapsed at Iriebe community in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.
The chairman of Obio Akpor local government area, Amb. Chijioke Ihunwo, confirmed the development in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Ofonime Okon.
It was gathered that the building collapsed on Tuesday but there was no report of any casualty.
Ihunwo during the assessment of the site ordered immediate closure of the area.
Ihunwo expressed sadness over the incident and asked the yet-to-be identified to report to his office on Wednesday alongside his site engineer for questioning.
He said: “The collapse is quite unfortunate and as a local government,we have closed down this site with immediate effect and instructed the owner of the building to furnish us with the necessary building approval from the ministry of Urban development. For now, we cannot ascertain if someone is under the rubble”.
Ihunwo further queried the quality of materials used in the construction.
“You can see for yourself the kind of materials used for this project and that is why we are inviting the owner of the building for interrogation so that he can tell us why he is using substandard materials for this kind of building”, he said.
Ihunwo also indicated plans to work with the Rivers State Ministry of Urban Development to ascertain if the ministry actually approved the building plan.
