Osun building collapse claims two church members

<p>Two persons have been confirmed dead as a storey-building, which was under construction, collapsed in the Eweta area of Ikirun, Osun State on Wednesday.</p>, <p>DAILY POST gathered that the deceased gave up the ghost on Thursday after succumbing to injuries that they sustained in the incident.</p>, <p>The deceased and two others were said to be working in the building Wednesday evening when it collapsed and trapped them.</p>, <p>The spokesperson for the Osun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Kehinde Adeleke, confirmed the incident.</p>, <p>Adeleke added that though the building was still under construction, it was already being used as a church.</p>, <p>“A storey-building being used as a church collapsed yesterday (Wednesday) around 6.45pm. The church building is in the Eweta community in Ikirun.</p>, <p>“Our officer that visited the scene said the affected building was still under construction and some workers were working inside it when it collapsed.</p>, <p>“Four people were trapped under the rubble. They were later evacuated and taken to a nearby hospital. Three women and a man were evacuated.</p>, <p>“As of this morning, Thursday, two of the victims have died. One of the deceased was the owner of the building.”</p>, <p>An eyewitness identified as Kazeem, said some residents who rushed to the scene of the accident had evacuated the victims.</p>, <p>“Some minutes to 7pm on Wednesday, we heard a loud noise from a construction site in our area and people rushed to the scene.</p>, <p>“When we got there, we saw that a storey-building under construction had collapsed and search-and-rescue started immediately.</p>, <p>“We evacuated four people from the rubble, three females and a male. We learnt they were working in the building when the incident occurred.</p>, <p>“The victims were taken to a hospital here in Ikirun. All of them were in critical condition. But this morning (Thursday), we were told that two of the victims died,” the eyewitness said.</p>