Ibadan building collapse survivor: We were buried for six hours vanguardngr.com vanguardnews
Narrating his ordeal, Fatiregun said that after the sharp crack on the wall, he wanted to look closely at it, as it was an abnormal crack, before the ground he was standing caved in.
“I could not do anything at the moment since the building had already collapsed. Underneath the collapsed building were two benches which I laid on for almost six hours. He explained that the quality and quantity of materials used for the building were sufficient enough in accordance with approved building regulations.
“The building suddenly came down, everywhere became dark. For four hours, my two legs were trapped in the rubble, I couldn’t move them. I was in serious pain and thought I would die. After several hours, I heard sounds of people breaking concrete to rescue us.” On his part, Yakubu, an iron bender, narrated how he was rescued from the rubbles, saying he first heard a strange sound before the building came down.
“Three pillars were condemned. We told him we wanted to leave the work because of the condemned pillars, but he told us to continue, he said nothing would happen. He saw the three pillars, and he insisted that nothing would happen.Those of us on top of the building said we would stop working and we came down. The engineer persuaded us again to go back to work, that there was no cause for alarm”, Yakubu stated.
This was disclosed by one of the members of NEMA who preferred anonymity. He said the large crowd that thronged the place actually hindered rescue efforts. “We were here till 2am when the last two people under the rubbles were rescued and taken to the hospital”, he said. Also at the scene was the Oyo State Chairman of the Nigeria Institute of Architects, Architect Bode Gbolade, who said emphatically that there was no professional involved in the construction of the building.
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