Man, 70, injured as building collapses in Osun

A 70-year-old man, Pa Samuel Osuntoyinbo, was yesterday, injured in a building that collapsed at Oke-Ayepe area of Osogbo, Osun State capital. Pa Osuntoyinbo, who lived in the storey building located on Ilesa Road, Oke Ayepe, was said to have lost his two legs in the incident.
It was gathered that the building, which was said to have been built for close to 100 years, collapsed in the early hours of yesterday, following a downpour that lasted for several hours.
The Head of Disaster Rescue Management Unit of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Mr. Olufemi Awofade, said the building was dilapidated, adding that Pa Osuntoyinbo was rescued due to the timely intervention of men and officers of the NSCDC in the state.
He said the victims of the building collapse were rushed to government hospital by men of the Osun Ambulance Service, where they were still receiving medical treatment.
According to him, “two years ago, the Disaster Rescue Management Unit of NSCDC served all the occupants of old buildings in the state, notice to evacuate the buildings and this building was the first to be served the notice, but its occupants did not comply.”
He advised all those living in old and dilapidated buildings to vacate them in the interest of their safety.