*Insists it needs integrity test to avoid further disaster
*Says no life lost, no injury, nobody trapped
By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
The Southwest Zonal Director of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr Akiode Akande on Sunday, alerted that the entire building in the Sango Police Barracks in Ibadan with about 168 occupants are obviously weak.
Mr. Akande who raised the alarm while speaking on the incident of a collapsed building at the Police Barracks on Saturday hinted that the entire building stretch in the Barracks shows obvious weakness and might need to be subjected to integrity test to avoid further disaster.
He declared that in the collapsed building at the Sango Police barracks, no life was loss, no one sustained any injury and that nobody was trapped in the collapsed building
The NEMA Zonal Director pointed out that about four generating set were still trapped under the rubble of the collapsed Block 11 of the Police Barracks while the rescue team were able to recover three vehicles and two motorcycles which were completely damaged from under the rubble.
According to Mr Akande, the collapsed building, which is one of the oldest abandoned structures within the barracks had showed signs of collapse as it had cracked in many areas.
The NEMA Southwest Zonal Director stated that before the part of the building eventually went down on Saturday, all its occupants have deserted the building thereby forestalling what would have been a disaster.
Mr Akande maintained that the collapsed part of the building was only being used as a kitchen and not occupied as residential and that rescue effort was able to recover three vehicles and two motorcycles which were completely damaged from under the rubble.
He disclosed further that about four generating set were still trapped under the rubble of the collapsed Block 11 of the Police Barracks and 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.
